Perhaps of casual interest, if any actual chess-nuts are watching the thread, is the fairly recent success of a middlin' small town in Kansas at enlisting the aid and participation of Karpov in the establishing of the Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess.

They've been noted in local press releases and occasional "color pieces," and have received totally underwhelming response from the bulk of the people in the region; but seem to be implementing some fairly successful chess-education programs and at least some local/regional competitions.

(I'm waiting for the televised matches.)

John