Author: Paulo Soares
Date: 16:48:51 08/15/99
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On August 15, 1999 at 16:56:10, Pete Galati wrote: >[..... >>>>Uri, chess could have more followers if whole games finished in checkmate or in >>>>a very simple draw, but that is not our reality. >>>>In the final position of the game Rodhe x Rebel, I don't see chances for none >>>>of the sides. >>>> >>>>Paulo Soares >>> >>>Then maybe it's a good thing they don't all end in a checkmate, while I feel >>>that more parents should be teaching Chess to their children, I would certainly >>>question the need for more Chess followers. >>> >>>Pete >> >>Pete, I didn't understand your point. >>All the sports that I know finish with a very defined result. If chess >>finished with a better defined result, certainly more people would be >>interested in the game. That means that there would be more money for chess >>and, consequently, for chesscomputer, resulting in better programs. >>Logically the people would also benefit of the good things that the chess >>offers. >>Paulo Soares > >No point in paticular. But in order to do away with draws you would have to >change the game and then it would no longer be Chess, it would be a variant. To >be honest I've always felt that in a draw the both sides of the board have lost >because neither side was able to win. > >As for money, I don't think Chess needs more money, nobody wants to see Chess >become baseball. > >Pete I agree, a draw should not be worth points in tournaments, and the wins should be valued, it would be a way of turning chess more popular. With many people buying chess programs, the programmers could order specific processors for programs, the speed would increase very much, more programmers would be studying new techniques to improve the programs. I would like a lot that chess was popular as the baseball, or the soccer in Brazil. Paulo Soares
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