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I thought it was an entertaining watch. I think the chess community is a bit too picky about what makes a good match. - many draws -> "chess is dead", "yawn, a
by jstx1 5y ago
I thought it was an entertaining watch. I think the chess community is a bit too picky about what makes a good match.
- many draws -> "chess is dead", "yawn, another draw", "they should change the format"
- one player wins decisively -> "this isn't World Championship level", "how embarrassing for Ian", "someone else should play instead"
So you really need to have very very close wins (like game 6 this year) throughout the entire match to satisfy people. Realistically that's not going to happen very often.
- zigman1 5y agoIf we're totally honest, people who are complaining about draws are usually recent new fans, or people who watch it for spectacle. I think it is very similar to football (soccer), those games that fans perceive as boring, dull, are tactically the most interesting to watch and analyze.