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Chess: Love for Competition?
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Life is boring, so people play games to entertain themselves.
There are many forms of competition. Many needs judges and voters and chess does not need any. The game is won by checkmate, resignation or time forfeit. And chess is not lacking in beauty too. This beauty is visible to chess lovers only.
Mandy711 wrote:
Chess is probably the most popular games for decades. Why do chess players love the game? The beauty of the game or the love for competition? I find it hard to find a friend among chess players. They treat me as a rival :)
Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter.This is why i love chess.
D_for_DJ wrote:
Mandy711 wrote:
Chess is probably the most popular games for decades. Why do chess players love the game? The beauty of the game or the love for competition? I find it hard to find a friend among chess players. They treat me as a rival :)
Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter.This is why i love chess.
No, no, no. Combinations are lifeless mathematical exercises. The poetry of the game is the subtle positional moves.
Chess is probably the most popular games for decades. Why do chess players love the game? The beauty of the game or the love for competition? I find it hard to find a friend among chess players. They treat me as a rival :)