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Subject: Re: Coming up next on the Chess Chanel...

Author: Steve B

Date: 08:04:19 11/07/04

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HI Ismenio

>I know this won't happen but just as an exercise, imagine if we were to have a
>chess channel – could you find enough stuff to fill in a TV channel with chess
>related programming?  Would that ever be feasible? (after all, we do have the
>golf channel!)

sadly, outside of eastern Europe,chess is not all that popular in the western
countries

of course millions know how to play chess but there is no great interest in the
Royal game as a spectator sport

when the 1990 match between Kasparov and Karpov was held in NYC (right near my
office) i was able to walk in off the street ,5 minutes before the start and
purchase a ticket within the first 10 rows

when Kasparov played 3D Fritz last year at the NYC Athletic club(again near my
office) i was able to again walk right in to watch one of the games

i think the only way your "Chess Channel" can meet with success is to devote
perhaps 90%-95% of the regularly scheduled programming to "Dedicated Chess
Computers"
you will  need a well spoken,charismatic and brilliant TV personality to discuss
the old computers,going over the features,playing games..etc

for this purpose i recommend our own Coordinator..Fernando Villegas

:))
Best
Steve



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