Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 23:44:02 07/26/03
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On July 26, 2003 at 09:59:51, Anson T J wrote:
>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?
>
>FRC is actually more complicated than standard chess. If you studied chess for
>15 years and don't wish to play FRC, thats fine, no one is forcing you to. For
>some, FRC is a new challenge and offers more fun. Let each choose their own
>path :)
Just my opinion although I do not play FRC. For me, the standard
and classic chess is complicated enough.
Kurt
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