On Mar 21, 5:49 pm, "David Kane" <davidek...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Without changing the underlying rules of chess, we've
> altered the meta-game to provoke more interesting
> play. Just because something seemed reasonable to
> try 141 years ago, doesn't mean it makes sense for
> today's game.
Let's compare chess to boxing for a minute. As I see it, a checkmate
is like a KO in boxing. I believe this is a decent analogy, because a
checkmate is similar to what happens in a KO in boxing. In both
games, "combinations" are referred to also. So, I will ask here: What
would boxing be like if a boxing match ended without a knockout, and
it meant there was a draw? And what if the defending champion
happened to keep his title if he didn't get knocked out?
If boxing was like this, would there more more or less knockouts? I
believe they have winning by decision for a reason.
- Rich
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