23 Dec 05
its cause we got nothing better to do in the USA. I mean for instance one of the biggest tourist atractions can be found in St.Louis. Its called the arch. If all we have to do is look at a giant piece of bent metal sticking in the ground, we pick up board games.
(nobody comment on this it was just a joke)
23 Dec 05
Originally posted by Gatecrashersurely that means they should play indoors on the net.
Yeah, but that's only because in England it never stops raining long enough for a complete game of chess.
anyway ...
i think ...
indonesians play a massive ammount of chess ... if this was about chess playing energy then indonesians should be here in huge nimbers ...
either the indonesians have a site of their own or they cannot afford the connection fees for the net ...
americans can afford it.
23 Dec 05
Originally posted by flexmoreCouldn't agree more . Economic circumstances clearly have something to do with site membership. I read somewhere that chess is booming in India (population c.900 million) and taking giant strides in China (population 1 billion +) yet 4 years and over 500 games later I have yet to play against or be in a tournament that contained anyone from either country. The subscription fee may not be a graet drain on the resources of the average Westerner but in many places in the world its the equivalent of a weekly or monthly wage. From a personal point of view, if there was a different,ie lower, subscription which was applied to those less economically able, I wouldn't have an issue with this. If it adds to the diversity of the site, I'm all for that.
surely that means they should play indoors on the net.
anyway ...
i think ...
indonesians play a massive ammount of chess ... if this was about chess playing energy then indonesians should be here in huge nimbers ...
either the indonesians have a site of their own or they cannot afford the connection fees for the net ...
americans can afford it.
23 Dec 05
Originally posted by BGSi've got to say that most of the americans i've played have been decent stand up dudes. more power to them
It somehow occured to me that most of the players i see have an American flags and most of them are subscibers... It seems that America is quite a big chess nation!