Re: The Future of Chess and Getting It "Unstuck"

On 2008-04-03, richardhutnik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 <richardhutnik@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 4:24 pm, Guy Macon <http://www.guymacon.com/>
wrote:
>> richardhut...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> >As time is going on, the discontent with chess is growing.
>>
>> Evidence, please.
>
> Read rec.games.chess.politics .  If this isn't a sign of discontent, I
> don't know what is.  Chess Federations in North America are at risk of

Political usenet group is swamped by flamewars.  Surely the end times are
upon us.

> going under for one thing.  When I said discontent with chess is
> growing, I am referring to the whole of chess, not just the particular
> FIDE rules.
>
> You can go, "Oh that is just politics".  If Chess were functioning
> correctly as a community at this point, do you think it would nearly
> have the issues it has?

You haven't yet shown it *has* any issues, other than pointing at Usenet
flamewars, which are about as inevitable as sun coming up in the morning.
You seem to think that Chess in the past was free of cheating, controversy
and bitter denounciation.  That's an illusion created by distance.
>
> And let's take a look at Chess960.  When they did a tournament for it,
> did anyone pick it up?  Did FIDE have it as an official game?
> Chess960 is building a following, but as far as I know, it isn't
> integrated into the chess community.  Why would Chess960 pick up a
> following if there wasn't something there that regular chess isn't
> providing?
>

How much of a following?  Who?  What's the growth rate?  *Facts*, not
vague pronouncements!


-- 
             Christopher Mattern

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