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Rob

2006-10-06, 7:38 pm


Louis Blair wrote:
quote:

> Larry Parr wrote (6 Oct 2006 08:12:10 -0700):
>
> 7 IS CHESS DYING?
> 7
> 7 See Evans On Chess
> 7 ...
> 7 The first computer world championship was held at Stockholm
> 7 in 1975. That's ancient history.
>
> _
> I can't help wondering if the first big blow to chess popularity
> will come when we have a world championship that is all
> draws.


Popularity? While there my be many people who play, I would say that
the biggest problem chess has is that it is not popular in the eyes of
the general public. A championship filled with draws would have no
effect either way, IMO.
Rob

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