Grow up! Chess has evolved! Mic drop.
Is it just me or chess isn't the same anymore?
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Dec 15, 2024
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#43
If chess is thousands of years old, then so is the USA. Let's just conveniently ignore that they were both was structured and named differently back then.
Dec 15, 2024
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#44
Apologies? Let's say I said hundreds. Does that mean you'll actually acknowledge what I was trying to say?
Dec 16, 2024
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#45
The forum got dislike reactions and downvotes from every single Indian. You just have to respect people's opinion and be objective.
Dec 16, 2024
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#46
OmarVahidov wrote:
The forum got dislike reactions and downvotes from every single Indian. You just have to respect people's opinion and be objective.
Just like how Ding fans downvote me for supporting Gukesh ;-;
Dec 16, 2024
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#47
David_Mary wrote:
If chess is thousands of years old, then so is the USA. Let's just conveniently ignore that they were both was structured and named differently back then.
Well, chess was at least quite similar 1000 years ago. 1000 years ago, the USA literally did not exist, as the USA is a concept created by a group of revolutionaries approx. 250 years ago.
Dec 16, 2024
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#48
Qoiuoiuoiuoiu wrote:
David_Mary wrote:
If chess is thousands of years old, then so is the USA. Let's just conveniently ignore that they were both was structured and named differently back then.
Well, chess was at least quite similar 1000 years ago. 1000 years ago, the USA literally did not exist, as the USA is a concept created by a group of revolutionaries approx. 250 years ago.
My point exactly. One thousand years ago, chess was close to what it is now. "Thousands" literally means at least two thousand. And two thousand years ago, chess did not exist.
The guy low key insulted someone for "not knowing basic history" , when in fact he used hyperbole, not basic history.
Dec 16, 2024
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#49
oh well according to wikipedia there are no textual references to chess prior to the 7th century, so that would make chess less than 2000 years old
Dec 16, 2024
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#50
Qoiuoiuoiuoiu wrote:
oh well according to wikipedia there are no textual references to chess prior to the 7th century, so that would make chess less than 2000 years old
QED
Dec 16, 2024
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#51
FullCrowdedBadger wrote:
ngl I didn't even watch any of the WCC games, it didn't seem like that many people were actually getting into it, it was more of a "meh, whoever wins, good for them" kinda thing
That's just your opinion.
jezelle that's crazy but I love you bebe
wana play
Dec 16, 2024
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#54
Mirahata wrote:
FullCrowdedBadger wrote:
ngl I didn't even watch any of the WCC games, it didn't seem like that many people were actually getting into it, it was more of a "meh, whoever wins, good for them" kinda thing
That's just your opinion.
Yes, what did you think we were doing here?
This sounds like a more if a personal opinion and experience than something more general (for the most part). You started watching chess at a certain time and your favourite players are slowly stepping aside, which is normal. I do agree tho that the world championship doesn't have the same intrigue when the true best player chooses not to participate. It is what it is - Magnus doesn't have to return tho, with time the situation will correct itself and even Magnus will be replaced.
Dec 16, 2024
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#56
tomfigueroa-datil wrote:
jezelle that's crazy but I love you bebe
bro who the flip are you talking to
Dec 16, 2024
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#57
Computers have knocked the stuffing out of chess ! …gone are the romantic days of chess , with all those classical chess Grandmasters ! ……I call them the beautiful days of chess .
Dec 16, 2024
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#58
whoever is NOT an indian pretty much wants to quit chess at this point i guess
Dec 16, 2024
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#59
OmarVahidov wrote:
The forum got dislike reactions and downvotes from every single Indian. You just have to respect people's opinion and be objective.
you hate on an indian (Gukesh) = indians hate on you - it's fair no?
Dec 16, 2024
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#60
OmarVahidov wrote:
MaetsNori wrote:
OmarVahidov wrote:
... other legends somehow disappeared. They're not the same anymore, which is ruining chess for me, and for most of the chess fans. May be you're a little new to chess and you think "What's wrong with this guy, chess is fun for me" but for me, it used to be 3 times more fun. It was when watching legends play was more fun ...
It's common to have chess idols, and to feel that chess has "moved on" in a worse direction, once those idols aren't playing anymore.
Imagine how I felt when, first learning as a kid, my chess idols were Kasparov and Karpov and their epic rivalry, whose games I followed through my first chess books ... (The first game I ever saw in print was a Kasparov vs. Karpov game).
I learned in the early 90s, when their rivalry had just ended, and their time in chess was just about done. So for a while, I felt a bit lost as a chess fan. So I understand the feeling.
But chess marches on. And a new chess idol will arrive, in time. Or perhaps he already has ...
But new chess idols will never be the same as older ones. I have also watched many Fischer and Kasparov games, and their styles are just... amazing.
Can't tell the same about Gukesh or any other young chess stars.
You say you like their styles, so which style do you like? aggressive? positional?
Yeah it's pretty old, over 1500 years old. The version we know today was made in the 6th century but even that sprung from simplier variations of it like Chaturanga, which is actually a varient you can play in chess.com I think.