Are Computers Ruining Chess?
For the longest time, chess has been a game where its knowledge and tradition has been passed along from generation to generation through games that were played face-to-face, on a physical chess set. 2 chess players sitting at opposite side of each other, pouring over every detail of the chess board, positioning and even the mannerisms of your opponent. Often times the only sounds that would emerge are that of deep sighs and clocks being ticked.
Now, a new breed of chess players is being nurtured in chat rooms and through chess sites that are dedicated to playing the game on-line. This has to force chess fans the world over to ponder the benefits and disadvantages of chess learning in this manner.
The pros are pretty convincing:
- Never having to wait for an opponent
- Chess playing is now global, not local
- There is always a better player to learn against
The cons are still unavoidable
- People too dependent on a computer generated rating
- There is no learning chess etiquette
- There is no learning the subtleties of playing face-to-face
- A chess set in 3 dimensions is foreign to a player used to the computer screen
So, as players are trying learn the game away from the traditional chess set, and in front of the screen, tell me what you think: Are Computers Ruining Chess?
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I think chess computers can be a good thing, as long as traditional chess is played too. Now we have chess computers, it makes it convenient to practice wherever and whenever, which can only make me a better player.
I like that one with online chess game.
we can learn from all of the various players in the world.
many sites that provide free services to play.
I like that one yahoo and then chess.com.