tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post1015909476055625330..comments2023-03-22T07:01:56.428+01:00Comments on Lost On Time: 600 million reasons Professor Tyler Cowen should know betterejhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-90737124241322943122018-11-21T13:10:54.355+01:002018-11-21T13:10:54.355+01:00Further to RdC's comment, the November 2018 FI...Further to RdC's comment, the November 2018 FIDE Rating List has entries for 661,652 players not marked as inactive.AngusFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312254103335063535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-79446630760758806442018-11-20T13:33:58.979+01:002018-11-20T13:33:58.979+01:00There's a massive disconnect between the claim...There's a massive disconnect between the claim of 600 million and the number of verifiable players as evidenced by rating systems and head counts of membership.<br /><br /><br /><br />RdCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-970746810324898604.post-79975830438588835872018-11-19T18:52:43.173+01:002018-11-19T18:52:43.173+01:00He says that Chess claims 600 million fans, which ...He says that Chess claims 600 million fans, which is probably true if you consider Chess to be FIDE. Otherwise there is not much to offer in his defence.<br /><br />--theblueweasel, darkblueforyoutooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com