Author: vitor
Date: 13:01:42 06/16/99
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On June 16, 1999 at 10:54:23, KarinsDad wrote: >On June 15, 1999 at 22:23:22, vitor wrote: > >>interesting analogy. maybe thats closer to telepathy chess. but just to point >>out a technicality, in football, teams use all sorts of coded language to >>communicate on the field i.e. all that crap the quarterback says before taking >>the snap or making an audible. >> > >But just to point out a technicality, in football, teams use the same code in >the huddle, just so that the players do not get confused. So, if the defense >knows that a play is called within the huddle and it is not changed due to an >audible, then the next time it is called in the huddle, they would recognize it. >The quarterback does say nonsense along with coded phrases just before the snap, >but the offensive players already know what is going to happen (with the >exception of if there is an audible change at the line). > the point of the technicality was that you can always counter against eavsdropping(sp?) with coding. so if they knew you were listening in on their huddle, then they ll just use code to refer to specific plays in the huddle. like screen pass could have multiple names: ruylopez, spanish, C60, etc. >> >>i guess some people value the sport and drama aspect of chess a lot more than >>others. i just want to see quality chess and dont care how the moves were >>produced as long as theyre good. it just annoys me when a relatively good game >>is suddenly spoiled by time pressure or simple tactical oversights. > >Well, I doubt chess would have ANY following at all if the participants did not >enjoy competing. I think that more people play the game to compete and have fun >than to analyze good games (although that can be fun too, I just doubt it is the >main motivating factor for participation). > promoting competitive chess and careful chess dont have to be mutually exclusive. >>youre right. i only wish anand and karpov were playing advance correspondence >>chess. > >Yeah, but then each game would probably last for a year or more. Sigh. :( > >KarinsDad :) yup, good chess takes time. vitor
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