Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 14:52:45 11/22/98
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I think Kasparov is SO WRONG! - I've spent my whole life trying to become even slightly good at chess in its traditional form, and now this World Champion tells me other ways of shuffling the pieces and playing with a computer on the side will become the way to go. I say, NO'oo Fortaunately, there is some evidence that chess will continue to be enjoyed, played, and improved on, just the way it is. In the 1920's, when Capablanca was experimenting on a board with 10 squares across and some extra, different pieces, and declared that chess was played out in the traditional way, Alekhine came along to take away his title, and infuse new 'energy' into the game as it was then. (What ever became of this 10 square board game, anyway?). Today, Even though we have Shuffle Chess, Advanced Chess, Chess by email, Chess against the computer, Chess with the computer, and 'pronouncements', by Kasparov about how these other forms (I don't argue that they are fun, only that they can assume greater importance than 'traditional chess'), will take the game in a 'needed' new direction. I argue that this is just not true. Kasparov, like Capablanca is at the very top. The difference this time is that instead of there being just one guy (Alekhine), to take regular traditional chess to new levels, there are several, (Kramnik, Shirov, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Morozivich, and Polgar's among them), who are making normal chess as exciting as its ever been. mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! On November 22, 1998 at 16:45:00, Ralph E. Carter wrote: >Dlugy(* GM)[214] kibitzes: 21. How do you see the future of chess? (submitted >by: Alphachess & Polterguest) >Kasparov(GM)[214] kibitzes: Computers will play more and more important role and >I think that the form I call Advanced Chess ( MAN + MACHINE) will become popular >in the 21st century. >Kasparov(GM)[214] kibitzes: I also think the idea to reshuffle pieces in the >opening position will get substantial support in the future. >Kasparov(GM)[214] kibitzes: Also Internet will become the most important arena >for chess competitions including high level professional chess.
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