: Hey
chessreporter, forget all this Ponomariov rubbish, what really eats me up
is the way everything is being compared to chess these days. Political
chess match, tactical chess match during a game of soccer.. chess is being
used to promote films, sell cars and provide an insight into psychological
analysis
While
I suppose this is good coverage for the game, it seemingly does nothing to
help the chess world at the moment, which is spiraling out of control. I
just to think that all coverage was good coverage, but how can this be the
case when they cant even set up the board or the pieces correctly? What
also annoys me is that chess is being described as a game, when it is
obviously so much more. The "game" is being used as a metaphor
for things way beyond a game, and so should be recognized as more than
just a game. Ask some of the GMs, Admins and even some of the ICC faithful
with %life of more than 50 and Im sure they will say that chess is way
more than just a game, in some cases it is life! :) So what can be done
about this? How about we get the politicians and the sports commentators
to start referring to things as a game of draughts, whose intricacies were
fathomed years ago, and where a computer can
beat
and human
master, unlike chess, as shown with Deep Fritz vs. Kramnik or even by the infamous
Alterman Wall. Secondly, awareness of the game should be started off at a
grass roots level, tell the kids its more than just a game and get them
interested.
This is the only way I see of changing the chess
situation for the better, and the only way for these annoying commentators
to use chess as a metaphor, as once everyone plays "the game",
perhaps chess commentators will say a chess match is like a political
debate! Thanks for your time, perhaps I should have emailed you :)
78.
Biggie (12:31 21-Apr-04 EDT): sure, if you want :)
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