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Subject: Re: Chess/Technology

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 15:28:13 04/01/00

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On April 01, 2000 at 18:16:36, William Dozier wrote:

>Good/Day Everyone:How maney of you consider that playing chess, one has to be a
>technicians, in terms of the squares and there colors. The chess pieces and how
>they interact with each other, the postive forces,being white, and negative
>forces being black. The total learning experience, time. tricks of the trade in
>playing chess. The calculation factor, the bluff factor, taking a chance factor.
>The experience factor, the sparring factor, the recalling factor, how maney
>moves in advance check factor. etc. I would venture to say that grand/masters
>and international/grand/masters, are top/notch chess technicians. Guys like Mr.
>Hyatt are high/level science chess/technicians. Just a thought, Any intellengent
>comments welcome./ Respecfully/William

Hi Will:
"Technicians" suppose that a tecknos exist, that is, a relatively complete and
internally coordinated stock of procedures to do something and that any one can
learn. Chess, I believe, is not a full teknos in that sense, but at most a
collection of parcial procedures -you mentioned some of them- and know-how
accumulated trought the years. In that sense chess is more akin to a artisan
practique and the best performers are talented artisans of the craft.
Cheers
Fernando



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