Posted by: chess variant inventor on 2008-04-08 19:25:41
Hello contrarymary,
Notice the title the Flaming Defense of Chess -
I am sorry you didn't find any of this funny - because it was meant to be
And you should take a look at the bad reviews of chess at boardgamegeek . This was the response to them ..

Posted by: contrarymary on 2008-04-06 06:01:51   Like Chess: YES
"...a pathetic bunch." "...garbage..." "...youtube attention span idiots."...trendy, superficial morons in the West, who have a much greater interest in asinine activities and games that require no intelligence at all."
I, for the most part, have agreed with everything you've written about chess thus far. It is, indeed, not a flawed game, as some often charge. I also fully agree with the opinion which you, and many other chessophiles,share regarding the the over-analysis to which chess has been subjected, though this is probably an inevitable consequence of it's age and popularity. Go has been the subject of an equal amount of intense, theoretical scrutiny, as well. High-level tournament chess often seems more like a demonstration of rote memorization, rather than an expression of tactical and strategic creativity and prowess which chess ought to be. In the end, it's simply more fun to play chess by one's "wits," rather than out of memorized chess opening books- of which there are hundreds these days! I know I am simply reiterating what you have already discussed.
I have included some of the words and phrases you include in your writing to illustrate what I consider to be a fairly large problem with your writing ITSELF., and the effect it has on your thesis. Why do you feel so compelled to employ such startlingly arrogant and bombastic rhetoric in your attempt to advance several rather straight forward, innocuous points? I agree with most of what you've written, as I've said, but soon found myself in the strange position of almost wishing that I did NOT agree with ANY of what you have written! Then, of course, I really did disagree with few of your assertions, and would have regardless of your belligerent tone and word choices.
Why do you have such a chip on your shoulder about something as harmless as other strategy games, like, say, war games, for instance? Additionally, you might want to consider that you may be just plain, old incorrect with regard to your claim that other strategy games, besides chess, and to a lesser extent, Go, require no intelligence to play, and are "garbage." Certainly many of the myriad other strategy games floating about are very poor games. Yet, there are also strategy games OTHER than chess (though, admittedly, not too many) which are, in my opinion, at least equally as difficult as chess, if not, dare I say, MORE difficult.
Of coarse I can not be certain, but I do I get the feeling that you have probably not played very many strategy games (like other abstract strategy games, or war games, etcetera) other than chess- , or, at least you may have only played a few of the many weak games out there.
Yet, quite a few of the non-chess strategy games I enjoy are, in my opinion, "gems" in their own right. The best of them demand just as much tactical and positional skill and creativity of their players (albeit in a wide variety of schemes!) as chess. Ultimately, what I fail to be convinced of by your reasoning, is why it is, in your mind, that only in chess, and chess alone, that these mental capacities find their highest expression? (and, BTW, and at the risk of sounding like a nitpicker, how is it that Go "...de-emphasizes absolute victory," when you, later, refer to it as a war game. Isn't a game of two players, one of whom must win and another who must loose the essence of absolute victory?)
I mean no disrespect. I hope you realize this, and I apologize if my words have offended you. More likely, you may just think that I'm an idiot- or, just simply wrong! I've taken a look at your chess variations, and they seem impressive and fun. I'd play them with you, not that I imagine you'll be too inclined to do so once I post my screed!
I must say that your assertion that players of Chess and Go are inherently more intelligent than players of other strategy games is absurd. Of course higher IQs may allow better chess and Go play, but that could be said of ANY game, not just those two. I know a couple of people who I consider to be bigoted, ignorant clods, but they, and one in particular, are good chess players. Clearly my little anecdote is not "scientific!" I would, though, bet money that both of them, if given Wexlers, wouldn't even be as intelligent as George Bush!

Posted by: sherman101 on 2008-04-05 20:19:50   Like Chess: YES
Hello Mr. Inventor! During one of our current games, you mentioned a variant called Titan Chess, and that I might find it here. I can't seem to find it, though. If you don't mind, might you point me in the right direction?
Say, why do you think that there is, at least from what I've encountered, often varying degrees of contentiousness between GO players and chess players? Though I prefer chess, I do not dislike GO. I am very bad at it, and have played it no more than 10 times. I don't really "get" it yet, but, to me, it certainly seems like GO could be a mental challenge equal to that of chess, though, likely, of a moderate, or even highly different sort. Any thoughts?
Whoever was playing white on that board depicted above is murdering his/her opponent!
Regards, The Guy with Whom You Are playing Toulousain Chess!

Posted by: garcics on 2008-02-21 13:33:49   Like Chess: YES
There are many animals that can out run man, many that can out jump out swim and out lift man.

But none of them can out think
man. And the greatest chalenge to man's
mind is another man's mind.
Mind vereses mind is chess !

Posted by: ever play Populous? on 2008-01-03 01:07:14   Like Chess: YES
Comparing blade to blade combat with philosophical discourse is akin to comparing Go and Chess.

They are two different dimensions entirely, any comparison drawn between them is futile and a display of ignorance.

Ultimately, the player whom does not recognise the absolute and irrefutable perfection of each system in it's own right will happily waste a lifetime considering the both on par whith each other and comparable.

They do not share geographical relation or origin.

Chess hails from india, known as Chaturanga, Go from china, known as Wei-chi.

Posted by: inventor@chess.computerwebservices.net on 2007-12-05 12:24:47   Like Chess: YES
The problem with people like Azrael is they are not happy with their game GO. They keep touting it as been better than Chess - while having a limited understanding of what chess is about.
And I said, I like: CHESS - which I regard the best strategy game of all time.

Posted by: Azrael on 2007-12-05 09:52:29
P.S Go has been in exsistence longer than chess and both were invented in the Asia. That says something about Western minds at that time.

Posted by: Azrael on 2007-12-05 09:50:35   Like Chess: NO
You haven't actually stated why chess is better than Go. You merely stated that you like combative games than stratgey games. You obviously have no idea of what Go represents.

Posted by: Gee on 2007-10-01 18:45:41
Ok.. nice..
"in defense of Chess "

Posted by: observer on 2007-09-05 13:19:10   Like Chess: YES
it's time that people start defending Chess!
GO - give me a break - at least Xiangqui and Shogi are chess games!