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re: Is Chess a Sport?
Posted on 1/24/17 at 9:48 pm to Kafka
Posted on 1/24/17 at 9:48 pm to Kafka
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Are you talking about Jude Acers?
Yes, that's him. He's another Grandmaster from NOLA.
Well, maybe he's not a Grandmaster. I've looked just now on the internet and I'm not sure.
This post was edited on 1/24/17 at 9:52 pm
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Posted on 1/24/17 at 9:58 pm to Champagne
He's a master, not a grand master. There's a range of titles, and he has one of the lower ones. There was some controversy because he gained rating points against mostly weak players to get the necessary rating for the title, but he did compete well in some tournaments against pretty strong competition to prove that he is at least a very strong player. People who are titled as grandmasters are on another world from him though.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:09 pm to Kafka
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They need to build a statue of me and then tear it down
NOLA should indeed have a statue of Paul Morphy.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:11 pm to Champagne
No, it's a board game like checkers and Candyland
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:13 pm to Peazey
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People who are titled as grandmasters are on another world from him though.
Is Grandmaster Flash a real chess Grandmaster or just a Master like Jude Acres?
Grandmaster Flash
Just foolin !
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:44 pm to Le Tenia
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No, it's a board game like checkers and Candyland
What is your position on the change of Candyland from a card-driven game to one that uses a spinner instead of cards? The publisher made the change in 2013.
This means that all of your pre 2013 copies of Candyland with cards instead of a spinner are now valuable collector's items.
This post was edited on 1/24/17 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:47 pm to Champagne
My dad was on the Romanian Junior National team growing up and was treated the same as the real athletes. He was eating meals with weight lifters. He reached FM, which is the third highest master ranking behind GM and IM. CSB
This post was edited on 1/24/17 at 10:49 pm
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:54 pm to TheWalrus
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My dad was on the Romanian Junior National team growing up and was treated the same as the real athletes. He was eating meals with weight lifters. He reached FM, which is the third highest master ranking behind GM and IM. CSB
Awesome story. Thanks for sharing. Your Dad must be a very intelligent person. I hope you inherited his intelligence.
Very cool story.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:56 pm to Kafka
quote:i just always figured he lived on Paul Morphy St not Royal St
His house is now Brennan's restaurant.
Interesting
Posted on 1/24/17 at 10:58 pm to Champagne
No but it's a fantastic game. The planning, thinking ahead, and mental stamina great players exhibit is amazing
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:00 pm to Peazey
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I just don't think that NASCAR is much of a sport either.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:04 pm to Champagne
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Are you talking about Jude Acers?
My little brother played him when he was in the quarter one day when my brother was a little kid. My dad has played in local tournaments since the 60s and knew Acers in passing. Poor guy kept trying to sell his book so my dad bought it for my brother even though he was like 7.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:05 pm to AlonsoWDC
Ha. Compelling argument. You're right. Sitting on your arse for a few hours is a sport.
This post was edited on 1/24/17 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:08 pm to Champagne
Glad you think it's cool, I'll add a couple of other tidbits.
He beat a guy who beat Bobby Fischer, I'll ask him what his name was tomorrow, I always forget it.
He has been cited in chess books for discovering a variation that Fischer could have used to win a match he lost or the opponent could have beat Fischer with, I can't remember which one. A variation is an alternative set of moves that would naturally flow based upon a different move.
In the 70s, he was ranked in the top 500
He tried to teach me and I was too impatient. I wanted to beat him. Imagine a 12- year- old pissed he couldn't beat a master. The most he'd let me do is draw him after changing a couple of my mistakes along the way.
He hates how chess analysis is basically entirely computer based now.
He beat a guy who beat Bobby Fischer, I'll ask him what his name was tomorrow, I always forget it.
He has been cited in chess books for discovering a variation that Fischer could have used to win a match he lost or the opponent could have beat Fischer with, I can't remember which one. A variation is an alternative set of moves that would naturally flow based upon a different move.
In the 70s, he was ranked in the top 500
He tried to teach me and I was too impatient. I wanted to beat him. Imagine a 12- year- old pissed he couldn't beat a master. The most he'd let me do is draw him after changing a couple of my mistakes along the way.
He hates how chess analysis is basically entirely computer based now.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:13 pm to Peazey
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Ha. Compelling argument. You're right. Sitting on your arse for a few hours is a sport.
You sound quite knowledgeable.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:15 pm to AlonsoWDC
I'd say it's a skill, not a sport.
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:34 pm to TheWalrus
quote:In Russia Chess is more than a sport, it's considered a cultural pursuit on the level of ballet or music
My dad was on the Romanian Junior National team growing up and was treated the same as the real athletes. He was eating meals with weight lifters. He reached FM, which is the third highest master ranking behind GM and IM. CSB
Cool story about your father
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:41 pm to AlonsoWDC
Knowledgeable enough to string together a few sentences into forming a thought, unlike you.
This post was edited on 1/24/17 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:49 pm to TheWalrus
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He tried to teach me and I was too impatient. I wanted to beat him. Imagine a 12- year- old pissed he couldn't beat a master. The most he'd let me do is draw him after changing a couple of my mistakes along the way.
Oh, man! You were pretty tough on yourself at age 12!
Posted on 1/24/17 at 11:52 pm to Kafka
IMHO, and I think you'll agree, Chess belongs on this board, not the Gaming Board. It is treated like a sport by the Eastern Europeans.
Besides, the Gaming Board is, I thought, is for computer games and games played with X box and the like.
Besides, the Gaming Board is, I thought, is for computer games and games played with X box and the like.
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