I'm sure as I pursue this, I'll get a very large dosage of 'told-offs'. But, it'll only strengthen my resolve.
In the end ?....I feel that chess needs a once over. Kind of a scrubbing in those hard to reach regions....if you will.
And you can be rest assured (as he is right now) that BF would in full agreement with me right now.
:) The brain that came up with the idea for the game chess was full of genius and imagination. Until today nothing has compared to it in terms of strategy, commitment, vision and focus. Maybe it should remain as it was intended to be, a work of art really.