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November 17, 2005
It's your move: unusual openings
Before I get to the main point on this entry, let me first just say that I am uncomfortable with the idea of chess motifs being artificially used in the media. What's so civil about it?
Chess in the media has become as ubiquitous as those hip-and-witless iPods everyone's carrying around these days. If you see a chess piece (preferably a KNIGHT) on the cover of a magazine, or in a newspaper story, or on a billboard ad — you will immediately assume that there's something clever or brainy about the message. Right! The individual responsible for making such editorial decisions is either a) a non-chessplayer, b) is a flimflammer or c) couldn't think of something more deliberate or unique.
I suppose the use of chess in the media can either be a curse or a blessing. On the one hand chess is thought of as an intellectual sport, and on the other, anyway....I forgot the point of this entry.
Posted by rene on November 17, 2005 3:09 PM
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