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Date: 15 Nov 2005 09:46:24
From: Claudio Grondi
Subject: Chess is like boxing ...
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A chess game is like a round in boxing:
the pleasure comes from knocking out opponents capability of having control
over the situation,
with the difference,
that in chess the round begins already with knocking out one's own
capability of having control over the situation (thanks to the rules of the
game).
Claudio
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Date: 16 Nov 2005 05:08:26
From: Fred
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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"Claudio Grondi" <[email protected] > wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> with the difference,
>
> that in chess the round begins already with knocking out one's own
> capability of having control over the situation (thanks to the rules of
> the
> game).
>
Because in chess you have to take turns punching each other ?
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Date: 16 Nov 2005 00:47:45
From: Bark!
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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Na njuzima:[email protected],
Claudio Grondi <[email protected] > mukotrpnim radom izna�e ovu
umotvorinu:
> A chess game is like a round in boxing:
>
> the pleasure comes from knocking out opponents capability of having
> control over the situation,
>
> with the difference,
>
> that in chess the round begins already with knocking out one's own
> capability of having control over the situation (thanks to the rules
> of the game).
>
> Claudio
And there are no bitches between rounds :)
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Date: 15 Nov 2005 21:32:54
From: Ben Markson
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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Chess can be compared to anything where you have people going
against each other in something which is what makes it humorous.
Chess is like billiards.
Maurice Ashely always says it's like just about everything...
soccer, basketball, boxing and football.
I'm still waiting around to see when bowling will be using the
elo system. lol!
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Date: 16 Nov 2005 08:42:20
From: Claudio Grondi
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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"Ben kson" <[email protected] > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:ausef.156$Ov1.91@trndny08...
> Chess can be compared to anything where you have people going
> against each other in something which is what makes it humorous.
> Chess is like billiards.
>
> Maurice Ashely always says it's like just about everything...
> soccer, basketball, boxing and football.
>
> I'm still waiting around to see when bowling will be using the
> elo system. lol!
>
It seems, that the core of the intent behind my original posting was not
clear enough exposed to be perceived as such.
What I intended to tell was:
I find it very funny, that we tease our brains to develop rules for games
with the only goal of knocking out our ability to control the game and to
predict the impact of own actions on the game outcome according to the motto
"no risk, no fun".
In boxing it is your opponent which knocks you out, so the only risk you
must consider is what he is doing, because you are usually in full control
over what you are doing yourself.
In chess there is the additional risk, that you knock yourself out by a bad
move not beeing able to see why. It is as if you would punch yourself from
time to time during the boxing round going sometimes down due to own hit.
Isn't that funny?
Claudio
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Date: 16 Nov 2005 10:14:22
From: Ralf Callenberg
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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Claudio Grondi wrote:
> In boxing it is your opponent which knocks you out, so the only risk you
> must consider is what he is doing, because you are usually in full control
> over what you are doing yourself.
Replace 'boxing' by 'chess' and 'knocks you out' by 'mates you' and this
is a general rek about chess as well.
> In chess there is the additional risk, that you knock yourself out by a bad
> move not beeing able to see why. It is as if you would punch yourself from
> time to time during the boxing round going sometimes down due to own hit.
No, it's comparable to boxing, where you didn't pay enough attention to
your defense, or you fail to dodge the right moment - and got hit. In
chess it also always takes the opponent to take advantage of a bad move
- if he doesn't, the bad move has no consequence for the fight, the same
way a bad positioning of your fists, might not lead to getting hit,
because the other one didn't realize it.
> Isn't that funny?
Ahem, no, I am afraid it's not.
Greetings,
Ralf
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Date: 15 Nov 2005 05:51:48
From: JEH
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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You should try chess-boxing ...
http://www.wcbo.org
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Date: 15 Nov 2005 07:22:57
From: Harold Buck
Subject: Re: Chess is like boxing ...
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In article <[email protected] >,
"Claudio Grondi" <[email protected] > wrote:
> A chess game is like a round in boxing:
>
> the pleasure comes from knocking out opponents capability of having control
> over the situation,
>
> with the difference,
>
> that in chess the round begins already with knocking out one's own
> capability of having control over the situation (thanks to the rules of the
> game).
>
> Claudio
>
No, it's because the more you play the stupider you get. And because the
scoring is subjective. And because they're both in the Olympics. And
because you're sweaty and half-naked while you're playing it.
--Harold Buck
"I used to rock and roll all night,
and party every day.
Then it was every other day. . . ."
-Homer J. Simpson
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