Author: Albert Silver
Date: 17:31:34 11/07/98
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On November 07, 1998 at 18:34:40, Nelson Hernandez wrote: >Speaking as a complete newcomer to this place, I can only express amazement that >such a group of highly intelligent people can behave so rashly >over--what?--disagreements about computer chess! > >Chess players are inherently abrasive, I think. One only has to reflect on the >anti-social (if not pathological) qualities of Steinitz, Fischer or Kasparov, to >name a few, to realize that the intense study of chess may result in >insufficient study of harmonious human relations. > >Given that as a hypothesis, why can't we simply accept that, among chess >players, there will always be titanic egos, haughty arrogance, childish temper >displays? I, for one, accept this as a fact of life and simply move on. >Civility is nice, but chess is more related to combat that civilization. > >This should be a free forum for the best computer chess analysts in the world to >contribute their ideas and, if they are so inclined, furiously battle each >other--for the greater good. Let those with the better ideas (or most lethal >personal attacks) win out. However, let's try to keep the focus on chess, >rather than individual personality quirks! > >The real issue, in my opinion, is that various people in this forum are >affiliated with one or another chess program, and have many years and their >personal livelihoods invested in their products. Thus the real issues may be >more rooted in basic human survival... One wishes this forum could be a neutral >country in this never-ending struggle for dominance. I'm not sure I believe in neutrality. As for egos, I doubt very much that is limited to chess. It is a human thing and exists in every field.
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