tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post5963576108110721269..comments2024-02-20T07:50:13.558+01:00Comments on Chess960 (FRC): Chess960 Better than Traditional Chess?Mark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6011690536420808420.post-63605638815447518362013-12-06T05:41:04.222+01:002013-12-06T05:41:04.222+01:00varelse1 wrote:
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The middlegames I reach are comp...varelse1 wrote:<br />{<br />The middlegames I reach are completely unfamiliar. There is no sense of "been there, done that." The positions are almost an alien landscape. ... so far, I am disappointed<br />}<br /><br />The above comment seems backwards to me. It says the person does not want to explore or experience the majority of sensible middlegame positions.<br />Instead the person wants only to re-experience the same subset of position types that arise from just the one traditional start setup.<br /><br />I can understand an aversion to experiencing lots of unfamiliar opening position types; but I presume most chess enthusiasts would be more than interested to see lots of sensible middlegame positions that really bring something new to the chess experience.<br /><br />GeneM , 2013-Dec-05GeneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17760103001033379456noreply@blogger.com