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Subject: Re: DOWN WITH FRC!

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:02:46 07/27/03

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On July 27, 2003 at 05:14:20, Sune Fischer wrote:

>On July 27, 2003 at 02:44:02, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>>
>>>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
>
>It is definitely complicated :)
>
>But in chess, as it is today, the main preparation goes into memorizing opening
>lines, and for the best players a lot of time is spent (I think) analysing with
>computers to find new novelties to surprize their opponents with.
>
>So in a way, some of the game, maybe even the critical part of the game, does
>not take place at the board, but at home in preparation.
>
>Who can honestly say they find that amusing?
>
>-S.

It may be the case for the best players but I believe that at least for players
who are not the best players theory is not very important(if they use a lot of
their time for learning theory then they do a mistake because it is not the best
way to improve).

Uri



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