Say goodbye to chess....

Computers....?
Gothic chess....?
Fischer random chess....?
Cheating....?

If I could go back in time I would take my gun and shoot the guy who first introduced prize money in chess.
Playing for money is what caused chess to die.
Mans GREED.

I'd shoot him in the face 6 times......then reload...

chessismakingamove

Originally posted by Regicidal
chessismakingamove

Originally posted by chessisvanity
Computers....?
Gothic chess....?
Fischer random chess....?
Cheating....?

If I could go back in time I would take my gun and shoot the guy who first introduced prize money in chess.
Playing for money is what caused chess to die.
Mans GREED.

I have a J-frame so I would have to reload after 5. Chessvanity, are you retarded or have you just been huffing gasoline?

money ruined chess....
plain and simple.

Alekhine played because he lived for chess....now everyone expects money.

I'll give you a dollar if you make a move.

Chess is dying? If anything it's spreading farther and faster thanks to whole number of reasons (availability of chess computers for example).

I'm curious to know where chess is dead.

More than one great chess player died in poverty or quit chess due to it being a fruitless pursuit.


Thank Bobby Fischer that prize pools now days are worth trying to win by the greats.

I must be missing something here... so everyone on this site is playing because they're getting money? Except me?!?!

Who do I sue?

first of all.....a few of you seem to be happy that chess is growing...

Hey thats great....that means more natural talent(good but don't know why they are good) people will play chess.....

Leaving you and me at the bottom of the rating ladder...admiring a kid who has no clue why he's good....

Yes...please lets promote chess...
Also...chess used to be a common bond for dedicated players....
Now every geek out there is playing...

It's gunna be a long night....
One more thing....whats this make a move crap....
I plat OTB.....with a clock ticking....I don't play make a move every 3 days s**t

I'll give you two to go away. Five if you learn how to make a well reasoned argument.

so what is your opinion?....you think it's good that computers ruined chess?