Author: Eran
Date: 06:17:22 07/26/03
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On July 26, 2003 at 08:54:34, Eye Witness wrote: >On July 26, 2003 at 02:33:56, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>X3D fritz is coming out soon with the match against Kasparov, but a top Program >>that support FRC will have a better sale in my opinion. It is not just a matter >>of buying an additional X3D glasses and looking cool, but the first top program >>that support FRC will be more popular, not only because of GM Peter Leko; but >>because it will be the first top program playing competitive FRC chess. What >>makes it so great is that most of us don't need to memorize any long opening >>variation and it is already catching our imagination. >> >>Pichard. > >It's not catching my imagination, i haven't studied chess 15 years just to >switch to some variant of the game. What is the purpose of you switching when >you haven't mastered the original version of the game. FRC is just an excuse >for people to make themselves feel better, by telling themselves that they lose >because they don't know the openings well enough, and telling themselves theyd >be a master if they didn't have to learn opening theory. Further removing >opening theory from the game makes it a less difficult game. Chess is great >because it is HARD! Why on earth would anyone want to dumb down the game?
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