pete321 wrote:
This a typical American belief on all things intellectual that its something you have or don't
Most Americans regard intellect as a defect.
The quality of arguments in some of the previous comments provides ample proof.
Americans suck at chess...why?
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We suck at chess because we lost both towers.
its because they don't have 2 towers
Aug 8, 2021
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#186
The two best chess players ever were American but it just isn’t popular here like it is elsewhere
Oh say can you see by the dawns early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming
God bless America for being such a great country ! ✌️😎......woolly loves it !
Aug 9, 2021
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#189
MarkofGreatness wrote:
Ok I have an issue with this thread. Is it not racist? Is being American not a race? I bet if I put “why do Indians suck at chess” or even “why do black people suck at chess” it would get locked. (Just so everyone knows, I gave those as examples, not as actual viewpoints I hold)
No, it is not racist.
No, Americans are not a race.
Race is socially constructed. The dominant constructions concern skin color and general identification with a broad place of origin: Europe (white), Africa (black), Asia (Asian), and America (Indian--only indigenous Americans are so classified).
The thread could be viewed as anti-American, which is another category of questionable criticism. However, the context of the question is quite clearly aimed at cultural questions. Why do Americans (i.e. people born and raised in the United States) tend to underperform in chess?
z nails it. race is a construction built on bs so people can make decisions based on it.
Woollensock2 wrote:
God bless America for being such a great country ! ✌️😎......woolly loves it !
there are a lot of people that disagree with a blessing from a deity about a country.
Bobby Fischer and Paul Morphy are regarded by many as the best chess players in history.
USA!
AlCzervik wrote:
Woollensock2 wrote:
God bless America for being such a great country ! ✌️😎......woolly loves it !
there are a lot of people that disagree with a blessing from a deity about a country.
Show me the people ahhahahah
"May the earth and all inhabitants of the universe or other universes be happy and flourishing ecetra..." - @ChampoftheCommieCamp
If your disagree your a 3rd class landlubber
We also have alexander Botex and A Matador... Matador scary
Miss botex is popular celebrity and matador is superstar level... very strong and faster than hikaru to reach 1m... and a "nobody" too...
We also have Hikaru top Blitz person and shakes his head to random tunes in his matches!
"champ", you have admitted to cheating.
you have zero credibility.
Sep 3, 2021
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#199
This book is not about chess, but nonetheless helps us understand why Americans underperform at chess.
We dont suck at chess were just not good at making good chess players-why? Because most of us learn the game from not good players, and come to believe either you have the smarts or don't. This a typical American belief on all things intellectual that its something you have or don't- its not true but our elites force inequality upon us while saying oh its all about choice. Not to mention almost half of our polity was willing to vote for Sarh Palin, its does not say much for the intellect here in the states- unless it makes money.
It also did not help that our greatest exponnt of the game behaved like a meth addict after becoming world champion ( score yet another one for religion) Here in the states most good chess players come from the middle class and higher because the parents recognise the importance of a good coach of tournament play and can afford it