Russia depends on natural resources way too much. Russian economy is not diversified enough

The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has led to dramatic pressure on incomes. Nowadays, the best chess player in Argentina can no longer make a living playing chess.

Worrying about inflation now is like worrying about the measles when you might get the plague.

I think that a lot of the money - these big bills - is used to facilitate tax evasion and crime.

... far more people make a living as professional chess players today than ever before. Thanks partly to the availability of computer programs and online matches, there has been a mini-boom in chess interest among young people in many countries.

The problem - at least in the United States - is not that people can't find jobs. The problem is that they're no longer finding jobs that provide them with dignity and decent social status.

People aren't looking at how they're doing, but rather at how their neighbors are doing and at their own place in society.