user8291: Why did Valery Salov stop playing in chess tournaments in the last 15 years?

user70: According to this article, it was because he was a pain in the ass and offended too many of chess' elite players. In fact, he seems unstable, not merely eccentric.
And more here. Looks like he decided he wasn't going to get along with people.

8291: <p>Why did Valery Salov stop playing in chess tournaments in the last 15 years?</p>
 70: <p><a href="https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2010/07/03/what-ever-happened-to-valeri-salov/" rel="nofollow">According to this article</a>, it was because he was a pain in the ass and offended too many of chess' elite players. In fact, he seems unstable, not merely eccentric.</p>

<p><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rec.games.chess.misc/vM4HQ5d0YDk/ELZhs36uaRIJ" rel="nofollow">And more here</a>. Looks like he decided he wasn't going to get along with people.</p>
