Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 11:46:24 06/24/03
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On June 24, 2003 at 14:41:00, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On June 24, 2003 at 13:30:11, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On June 24, 2003 at 13:07:17, Sune Fischer wrote: >> >>>On June 24, 2003 at 12:07:43, Drexel,Michael wrote: >>> >>>>On June 24, 2003 at 11:23:56, Sune Fischer wrote: >>>> >>>>>On June 24, 2003 at 11:07:38, Uri Blass wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>>But nevermind the titles, that's just boring hairsplitting anyway. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I think FRC is increasing its popularity, also now with the Leko-Svidler match, >>>>>>>and I like it because it solves some problems (book problems!) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I do not think that the book problem is very important and top programs can do >>>>>>well even without opening book. >>>>> >>>>>It is possible you are mistaken about that. >>>>>I certainly know my engine has lost games because of bad opening lines. >>>>> >>>>>>If you want to solve book problems than shuffle chess is enough and you do not >>>>>>need FRC. >>>>> >>>>>You can, and it is better than nothing I guess. But as a chessplayer myself I >>>>>must say that shuffle doesn't appeal to me at all, that's like a kids game. You >>>>>also see the superGMs play FRC and not shuffle. >>>> >>>>Those superGMs do whatever they get paid for. >>> >>>Yeah, even classic chess. >> >>It seems that you assume that people tend to prefer FRC when no money is >>involved. >>I think that you are wrong here. >> >>The rules of castling of FRC do not seem natural. >>This is also the opinion of other people. > >Yes, mine for example. >Of course I do not have problems to understand the rules but children and hobby >players might have. >I would prefer rules which are based on this: > >[D] 4k2r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K2R w Kk - 0 1 > >(Long castle only allowed if second Rook is on a1, and not on b1,c1 or d1) > >or this position: > >[D] r3k2r/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/R3K2R w Kk - 0 1 > >and not on this position: > >[D] 4k3/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1 Sorry, the Kings are wrong here of course. > >I am also not strictly against start positions with two same coloured bishops, >because that would certainly lead to very sharp and interesting play. > >Certainly I would accept whatever the majority of Chessplayers prefers. >I just do not think that the majority is happy with those rules. >AFAIK nobody has asked the Chessplayers. A poll supported by the national Chess >Federations for example. > >Michael > >> >>I believe that more people are going to prefer classic chess and not FRC >>when the money is the same. >> >>Uri
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