"India invented Chess."
So what? England invented football, they haven't won the world cup since 1966 and have never won the euro cup.
So much for being the first to play the beautiful game.
They standardized football. Probably started in China. As for the cup, it probably happened before the formation of nations.
But yes, coming up with rules for a game and excelling in it are two different things unless you count gerrymandering
Yes we are superior (don't mind that Taiwan flag 'cuz I'm Indian but am travelling to Taiwan)
Limited access to sources of clean food and water has forced the peoples of India to think strategically as a means of surviving day to day, sort of like a real-world version of the Hunger Games. Those who survive have a solid thought process to excel at chess. One would think that Americans, with their natural disasters and rampant gun violence would be in a prime position to also develop an enhanced, strategic thought process. Alas, this has not materialized. Possibly the American obsession with breaking into rapping and dance moves at the sound of gunfire--instead of running--is the culprit.
Russia,on the other hand, still excels at chess. Recent research has repeatedly verified that Russians returning from fighting in the Ukraine have expressed a newly found, and thorough, understanding of how pawns work.
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Limited access to sources of clean food and water has forced the peoples of India to think strategically as a means of surviving day to day, sort of like a real-world version of the Hunger Games. Those who survive have a solid thought process to excel at chess. One would think that Americans, with their natural disasters and rampant gun violence would be in a prime position to also develop an enhanced, strategic thought process. Alas, this has not materialized. Possibly the American obsession with breaking into rapping and dance moves at the sound of gunfire--instead of running--is the culprit.
Russia,on the other hand, still excels at chess. Recent research has repeatedly verified that Russians returning from fighting in the Ukraine have expressed a newly found, and thorough, understanding of how pawns work.
Many of the people who live outside of India have an incorrect impression of it. "Sort of like a real-world version of the Hunger Games". Really? Don't judge a book by its cover.
Excuse me, but we have plenty of food and clean water, thank you. What do you mean by "Those who survive..."?
lol,Cuddly
ChessAce,if it's in the Times it's bankable. I think it just shows the commitment of Indians to the game of chess, a game ,whose development, they, like Persia, played a major role in, before giving it as a gift to the rest of the world, kind of like what they did with opium.
I think you're being very unfair.
Is it possible that India lacks other entertainment? Let's see if the results of the Olympic Games in India can illustrate this point.
We might not do well in the Olympic Games, but that doesn't mean that chess is what we do all day long.
Is it possible that India lacks other entertainment? Let's see if the results of the Olympic Games in India can illustrate this point.
We might not do well in the Olympic Games, but that doesn't mean that chess is what we do all day long.
You are too wrong. We dominate cricket and chess. Football, not really. But still...
Is it possible that India lacks other entertainment? Let's see if the results of the Olympic Games in India can illustrate this point.
We might not do well in the Olympic Games, but that doesn't mean that chess is what we do all day long.
You are too wrong. We dominate cricket and chess. Football, not really. But still...
I never said that! Do you think cricket and chess are in the Olympic Games?
I think India finished with 7 medals in the 2020 Olympics, which means they trailed the sports juggernauts of Croatia and Kazakhstan; but, on a brighter note, finished ahead of their fierce rival, the Dominican Republic. Once again, no Indian runners survived the marathon event due to an outbreak of Cholera. Sports analysists are confident that once India addresses its sanitation issues, it will be able to leverage its massive population advantage into a higher medal count. In the meantime, observers are waiting to see if India's lobbying efforts for a new Olympic sport..."Steal baby tiger and sprint to safety"...will bear fruit.
Its because india invented chess, does it make sense!? And the most of the players in Chess.com is from india... I got 21 freinds and 5 of them is from india...
... a gift to the rest of the world, kind of like what they did with opium.
I think you're being very unfair.
Yes some of us never got the opium
I think India finished with 7 medals in the 2020 Olympics, which means they trailed the sports juggernauts of Croatia and Kazakhstan; but, on a brighter note, finished ahead of their fierce rival, the Dominican Republic. Once again, no Indian runners survived the marathon event due to an outbreak of Cholera. Sports analysists are confident that once India addresses its sanitation issues, it will be able to leverage its massive population advantage into a higher medal count. In the meantime, observers are waiting to see if India's lobbying efforts for a new Olympic sport..."Steal baby tiger and sprint to safety"...will bear fruit.
That is fake news!
talk about blowing your own trumpet!
Now all we need to know is if the Indians invented the trumpet