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Originally Posted by PyramidScheme
blahhh above attitudes are why chess can't move with the times. It's like soccer fans defending how wonderful every game ending 1-0 is. I'm a huge fan of chess myself, and a decent player but I try to not let those "but it's been that way my whole life" feelings effect my attitude. How is it only me that thinks that these games are getting ridiculous.
Hi, I am not a good chess player (I wandered in here from the Backgammon section) but comparing the evolution (or lack thereof) of Chess to Football is a really bad idea. Back in the mid 1800s the average height of a European man was 5 ft 5 inches (1.65 m) , and back then the game was played by average guys. Today the average heigtht of a top flight goalkeeper is at least 6 feet 3 inches (1.905m). This, in a nutshell, is why there is such a shortage of goals in the modern game,: the goal is too small (if you are now laughing, look up the research at Liverpool, John Moores University, amongst others) A similar situation exists in tennis where the net is no longer the obstacle it used to be and big servers dominate a game that was intended to be a display of touch and finesse.
Why does chess need to "move with the times", imho its a near perfect test of intellect and forward planning. There will always be boring players in any game, some snooker players grind down the big break builders and flair players by frustrating them with grindingly slow play, always just staying fractionally within the rules. Some chess players may indeed be boring (and i'm guessing they will never be world champs or scary opposition in a tournament), chess is NOT boring and DOES NOT need to change.
Last edited by Dr-Dark; 12-29-2021 at 08:14 PM.