I'm probably the biggest fan of professional chess on bitcointalk (albeit a mere kibitzer) so I'm watching this thread closely.
Come on, bitcointalk.
OP, are you a GM, IM, ranked on 2700chess, etc?
Thanks for your support! I am a big fan of the bitcoin community.
Yes I am a GM and ranked on that list. I happen to know that there are at least two others on the list very interested in bitcoin. I may ask one of them what he thinks about the current bitcoin XT debates. I am following the issue and have some opinions but keeping an open mind.