Author: Stuzzi Kadent
Date: 00:41:49 09/07/02
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On September 07, 2002 at 01:08:08, Terry Ripple wrote: >It's too bad that even our World Chess Events are going to faster and faster >time controls, but why is this? Is it a combination of a faster paced society >that is always in a rush to go from point A to point B and/or has no patience >like our past generations had? Does anyone have a good explanation for this ? > >Regards, > Terry Quick thoughts: a change in media. I see it driven by commercial demands. Nowadays, newspaper columns near the back page are too low key as coverage for most sponsors. They would hope for live coverage, which means shorter games, and lessen their hosting costs. Various titled players have chosen to break away with FIDE and hawked their championships and events independently, seeking sponsors directly, which has led to more ready exploitation or undermining of chess playing conditions than would happen with the formerly singularly powerful and all-inclusive FIDE. I suspect this unfortunate situation of skittle championship chess is a result of FIDE not getting a grip on the World Chess championship and breakaways. If FIDE had been the main funnel for dealings with organisers, their power would have ensured less manipulation of playing conditions in the way a powerful union would, and the conservative resistance of a large and historic body would have slowed the pace of changes. At the moment it may be "divide and conquer". As it is, FIDE is shortening the time controls to compete with the breakaway associations in the commercial world. It is aware of the risk of seeming antiquated and irrelevant.
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