Alex - this is such an excellent piece with great insights. You explained well why this isn't really about jeans, and the sad reality of what Magnus did to this year's WC Rapid & Blitz with his power-play behavior.
This push by Magnus and a few others toward FischerRandom does raise important questions, though, about what kind of chess we'll see at the elite level. I can understand why the world's top players would prefer it to classical. But I still prefer watching classical.
As a club player, I'm lucky if I can understand 10% of what's happening in their games. Remove the traditional openings, and I'm probably confused by Move 1. Plus, classical is a more beautiful game to my eyes. Just my two cents. Thank you again for your great writing and insights.
Nice article and happy New Year to you as well! To be honest, I can't care less about that "freestyle" circus, with the noisy crowds, the headsets (??) and the arbitre counting seconds before the start of a game. Prefer classical chess with all its theory.
Alex - this is such an excellent piece with great insights. You explained well why this isn't really about jeans, and the sad reality of what Magnus did to this year's WC Rapid & Blitz with his power-play behavior.
This push by Magnus and a few others toward FischerRandom does raise important questions, though, about what kind of chess we'll see at the elite level. I can understand why the world's top players would prefer it to classical. But I still prefer watching classical.
As a club player, I'm lucky if I can understand 10% of what's happening in their games. Remove the traditional openings, and I'm probably confused by Move 1. Plus, classical is a more beautiful game to my eyes. Just my two cents. Thank you again for your great writing and insights.
Thanks Daniel. A lot of people on the same boat, myself included. :)
Nice article and happy New Year to you as well! To be honest, I can't care less about that "freestyle" circus, with the noisy crowds, the headsets (??) and the arbitre counting seconds before the start of a game. Prefer classical chess with all its theory.
Thank you!
I think we're in the majority and will stay as a majority, which won't stop them from having their circus. :)