Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 00:40:18 11/23/98
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On November 23, 1998 at 00:43:01, Komputer Korner wrote: >On November 22, 1998 at 17:52:45, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>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. > >While I agree that opening tradition and study is satisfying in itself, perhaps >Gary is suffering from opening study fatigue. To stay at the top in chess >requires an enormous amount of opening study. In essence it is a constant >repertoire correspondence workload that never ends, thus the point of Fischer >Random/Shuffle chess. However I think chess would lose a lot of glamour from the >loss of opening theory. It is the one cord that connects us patzers with the >GMs. By studying opening theory us patzers can play GM like moves at the >beginning and we can develop intense interest in games that fit our repertoires. >-- >Komputer Korner Well said Komputer Korner! I think this 'opening study fatigue', is one thing that Fischer & Kasparov really do have in common:) mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
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