A board game
A sport
An art
A science
An obsession
A hobby
A time-waster
A word
A challenge
A competition
A relaxing activity
And many more...
You just have to choose.
What is chess?
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Nov 27, 2016
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You saw the press conference!! [!! means really bad move in chess]
I managed 2 minutes - they made no effort to inject ANY personality or humour.
Nov 27, 2016
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Bilbo21 wrote:
You saw the press conference!! [!! means really bad move in chess]
I managed 2 minutes - they made no effort to inject ANY personality or humour.
I didn't even try.
Nov 27, 2016
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#5
Even when children ask questions in the funniest way, they respond like robots.
Nov 27, 2016
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Magnus doesn't play artistically and if chess is science then evolution has a case.
Nov 27, 2016
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Supdok wrote:
Magnus doesn't play artistically and if chess is science then evolution has a case.
I really hope somebody takes the bait here.
Mathias73 wrote:
I heard the press conference with Carlsen and Karjakin right now after their 11th match game for WC. And they had to answer what chess is. Carlsen says that first of all chess i sport. And he added that it is also science, but if you want art you have to go elsewhere. Well i am also from Norway but i dont agree with Magnus on this one. Chess is also art! Maybe not all draws in 20 moves look like art, but playing through some great games remind me of art. Art is what come to my mind if i play through many chessgames of the past. And it was Kramnik who said to watch Tals games is to see how God look like. Surely chess is also art and beauty as well as sport and science.
Read famous quotes from famous people related to chess, then you can conclude:
" Chess is a foolish expedientfor making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.” George Bernard Shaw.
Chess is a matter of vanity. Alexander Alekhine.
Chess is not relaxing ; it's stressful even if you win. Jennifer Shahade.
Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself up into slavery. Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research. Wilhelm Steinitz.
Chess is mental torture. Garry Kasparov.
At the end of the day, it's all about money. Garry Kasparov.
Chess is a sport; a violent sport. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Chess players are madmen of a certain quality, the way the artist is supposed to be, and isn’t, in general. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art – and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
How many chess addicts does it take to change a light-bulb? Answer: they won't change it, they will play blindfold. MarcoBR444.
How many NAJGRUNFELDs does it take to screw-in a light-bulb? Answer: they won't change it, they will screw titled players blindfold. MarcoBR444.
kingofshedinjas wrote:
A board game
A sport
An art
A science
An obsession
A hobby
A time-waster
A word
A challenge
A competition
A relaxing activity
And many more...
You just have to choose.
Well said LOL
To me, all aspects of chess are captured in "Chess is Life". The more I think through the game, the more I see that it is a parable for everything you want it to be. When I say chess is life, I don't mean to say that it is a substitute for life, only that in its complexities, chess and thinking about chess are a good way to think about the entirety of experience.
A geek's or a nerd's variant of MMA.
Nov 28, 2016
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tiredofjapan wrote:
Well said thats whats I was thinking. Chess can be applied to many things if it is your wish to do so. The strategic nature of chess is what I have started to use to increase my overall learning experiences in life. Evidence of this is my improved rating brings out my improved planning skills for daily tasks. In a strong sense chess is mental training.
To me, all aspects of chess are captured in "Chess is Life". The more I think through the game, the more I see that it is a parable for everything you want it to be. When I say chess is life, I don't mean to say that it is a substitute for life, only that in its complexities, chess and thinking about chess are a good way to think about the entirety of experience.
I heard the press conference with Carlsen and Karjakin right now after their 11th match game for WC. And they had to answer what chess is. Carlsen says that first of all chess i sport. And he added that it is also science, but if you want art you have to go elsewhere. Well i am also from Norway but i dont agree with Magnus on this one. Chess is also art! Maybe not all draws in 20 moves look like art, but playing through some great games remind me of art. Art is what come to my mind if i play through many chessgames of the past. And it was Kramnik who said to watch Tals games is to see how God look like. Surely chess is also art and beauty as well as sport and science.