As someone who basically only plays atomic chess, I realize that I have no say on if chess is becoming too much of a game that's purely meant to be exciting and loud rather than strategic and thoughtful.
As someone who doesn't see any wrong in promoting faster time controls, I have to admit that the game between Tang and Leinier was absolutely ridiculous. Arbiter should have stopped the clock on the very first illegal move.
As far as the conservation of tradition is concerned, the conflict between rapid modernisation and preserving old (and extremely rewarding in terms of living peaceful life) values exists not only in the game of chess but among all the aspects of life. I have come to accept that man has become increasingly dumb (and will become stupid without realising it) in search of ephemeral pleasures. Our ancestors were surely much smarter than us in that they knew what will lead to a contented life in the long run. My hypothesis is that the fall of man will continue as the technology advances.
As far as the conservation of tradition is concerned, the conflict between rapid modernisation and preserving old (and extremely rewarding in terms of living peaceful life) values exists not only in the game of chess but among all the aspects of life. I have come to accept that man has become increasingly dumb (and will become stupid without realising it) in search of ephemeral pleasures. Our ancestors were surely much smarter than us in that they knew what will lead to a contented life in the long run. My hypothesis is that the fall of man will continue as the technology advances.
Tell this to lichess admins who organize bullet tournaments 2 times per hour and classical tournaments 2 times per week.
> Are We Tiktokificating Chess?
Yes, we are.
Yes, we are.
If you play bullet chess, you are learning something, but too much bullet is not good, you should play all time controls.
I do play lots of bullet and I have no shame.
But I will play classical and never stop.
I do play lots of bullet and I have no shame.
But I will play classical and never stop.
@chessfan124 said in #8:
> who says shorter time controls mean less strategy?
Fischer for one, when he said "blitz chess kills your ideas". Or Kasparov, who when asked why he and Karpov usually ended in time trouble replied "we like to think".
> who says shorter time controls mean less strategy?
Fischer for one, when he said "blitz chess kills your ideas". Or Kasparov, who when asked why he and Karpov usually ended in time trouble replied "we like to think".
:) ;)
>With the move away from classical chess to accommodate the demands for entertainment and the transformation of chess into an Esport, we risk diluting the core values of the game. This transition could lead to a loss of tradition, a greater focus on entertainment rather than intellectual depth, and the erosion of values like sportsmanship and fair play.
What exactly are the "core values" of the game? What about chess demands that it be played in grueling, hours long competitions that get more and more drawish over time? What about faster time controls compromises the "intellectual depth"? You don't have unlimited time to play your moves anyways - why did we decide that giving each player hours was a correct amount of time? Not to mention, you claim valuing entertainment will erode "values like sportsmanship and fair play" without writing anything to back it up.
Time rules are all arbitrary, and to claim so boldly that lower time controls are anti-chess makes no sense to me. You may feel as if rapid chess is less arbitrary, but it's a bias of preferring what you currently have.
What exactly are the "core values" of the game? What about chess demands that it be played in grueling, hours long competitions that get more and more drawish over time? What about faster time controls compromises the "intellectual depth"? You don't have unlimited time to play your moves anyways - why did we decide that giving each player hours was a correct amount of time? Not to mention, you claim valuing entertainment will erode "values like sportsmanship and fair play" without writing anything to back it up.
Time rules are all arbitrary, and to claim so boldly that lower time controls are anti-chess makes no sense to me. You may feel as if rapid chess is less arbitrary, but it's a bias of preferring what you currently have.