Author: Chrilly Donninger
Date: 10:53:27 01/18/06
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On January 18, 2006 at 06:42:50, Sune Larsson wrote: >From an article on the CB-site: > >Who is the strongest player in the world right now? Perhaps it is still >Kasparov, despite having recently left the stage? > >"There is no such a thing as the “stronger player”. No one understands chess as >it is, there is simply a will to reach the highest possible result. Actually, >Kasparov doesn’t understand anything in chess. And personally I don’t give a >damn what he is occupied with, he only exists on tournament score sheets. His >other endeavors do not interest me." > >http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2874 > >/S Amateur is a Latin word and means "Lover". Only an amateur loves his occupation/hobby. For a professional its work like any other work. Well, I know a lot of jobs, which are worse than computer-chess programming or chess-playing. But its nevertheless work. E.g. I have stopped chess playing, when I become computer-chess-professional. After watching all the day engine-matches, there is one thing I am not interested in the evening: Chess. I think Moro is also right, that there is no relation in chess between effort and money. The Hydra chess expert GM Lutz plays on the first board of the German top team "Porz". He earns the same amount than a top player in the local football team. The slight difference: The soccer team plays in the lowest league of the Austrian competition. Nobody would consider these players as professional. They just get some small extra money to their normal job. Thats also one problem we have in the Hydra team. Adams could win 25.000$ if he wins a game for Hydra. But this is in modern sports no money. Beckham gets the same for kicking one corner. Money is the measure of importance in this world. Something is by definition important, if a lot of money is involved. Moro is also right, that chess is a boring game. Actually computer chess is even more boring. It is fascinating like watching paint dry. Chrilly
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