Two Eras of Chess

1. without ratings

2. with ratings

agree? disagree? don't care?

Two Eras of Chess :

1. without computers

2. with computers

A fact !      

Improvement or Worsening ?

1. Before Fischer

2. After Fischer

1. With Descriptive Notation

2. With Algebraic Notation

1. With adjourned games

2. Without adjourned games

!. With old-fashioned pieces (watch old pictures, bishops like pawns...)

2. With Staunton pieces, internationally accepted (almost an unicum)

In post 2 I ment to say : with(out) the assistance of engines, I can now add  

1. playing only Over The Board

2. playing over the internet, thanks to the computers.

Furthermore, Post 5, Not-Crazy Chess Player : " Adjourned Games" : I used to go to the library for a book on endgames, to study the position on the board.     And what trouble, when you had to travel the next week kilometers to the other club in another town, just for only a few moves...

Answering post 1 : ratings are okay for me, especially for/from players outside my club-colleagues

Addition to post 2 : I don't have help by an engine, I just play chess on my own (and I'm glad)

Are you referring to his birth? death? both? (both = 3 eras imo)

1. No Orange Juice

2. Orange Juice