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A lawsuit filed by seven labor unions in Wisconsin against Governor Scott Walker and other Republicans claimed the law violated workers constitutional rights by requiring annual recertification votes and not allowing the state to withhold union dues from workers' paychecks.
Goodnight everyone, and have a dreamy weekend!
"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time."
Marcel Proust
It's Friday night. Time to unwind with our regular Friday night feature on This Just In.
The weekend has finally arrived.
The sun has set.
The evening sky has erupted.
Let's put controversy and provocative blogs aside for the rest of this work week and smooth our way into Saturday and Sunday.
Tonight, if you haven't guessed, dreamy music.
When you think of our first selection, my guess is you'll automatically think of the Mamas and the Papas and Cass Elliott on the lead vocal. There's no doubt the group had a major hit with the song in the 1960's. But they were not the originators.
Ozzie Nelson, Ricky's father, did it way back in 1931 with his orchestra. Only a few days later, Wayne King, the "Waltz King" who influenced people like Lawrence Welk also made a recording.
In 1995,
Just about every singer is performing the old standards. But few in recent years have sung the following 1944 gem by Johnny Mercer, one of the most popular lyricists of the American Songbook.
The Captain and Tennille, featuring the "dreamy" voice of Toni Tennille and the great keyboard work of Darryl Dragon released their version on an album in 1978. Pay close attention to Dragon's contribution when Tennille sings about "smoke rings."
The Barking Lot-America's Finest Dog Blog (01/19/13)
The Barking Lot is a regular weekly feature of this just in…Written by my lovely wife, Jennifer and me. It opens with the weekend dog walking forecast followed by the main blog from dog lover, Jennifer. Then it's DOGS IN THE NEWS and our close. Enjoy!
THE WEEKEND DOG-WALKING FORECAST: We grade the weather outlook for taking your pet outdoors.
TODAY: Cloudy skies becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High of 42. "C"
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. High of 15. "F"
Here's my lovely wife, Jennifer with this week's main blog:
A couple weeks ago, I blogged about New Year's Resolutions for dog owners as well as for dogs themselves. Paying attention to your pet's weight was indeed mentioned in the resolutions suggested by Dogster.com.
Week-ends (01/19/13)
A look back at the people and events that made news the past week. Week-ends is a regular weekly feature of This Just In...
Once again, Victoria Soto.
Ryan Heber
Will Privette
Dave Watson
Rob Lowe
Lance Armstrong
Heather Jensen
Bob Schieffer
"I don't know that I have a great answer. I will start my answer by saying that this is too late. It's too late for probably most people, and that's my fault. I viewed this situation as one big lie that I repeated a lot of times, and as you said, it wasn't as if I just said no and I moved off it."
Lance Armstrong when asked by Oprah Winfrey why admit now that he lied about doping.
"This is incredibly embarrassing to talk about, but over an extended period of time, I developed an emotional relationship with a woman I met online. We maintained what I thought to be an authentic relationship by communicating frequently online and on the phone, and I grew to care deeply about her. To realize that I was the victim of what was apparently someone's sick joke and constant lies was, and is, painful and humiliating. It further pains me that the grief I felt and the sympathies expressed to me at the time of my grandmother's death in September were in any way deepened by what I believed to be another significant loss in my life. I am enormously grateful for the support of my family, friends and Notre Dame fans throughout this year. To think that I shared with them my happiness about my relationship and details that I thought to be true about her just makes me sick. I hope that people can understand how trying and confusing this whole experience has been. In retrospect, I obviously should have been much more cautious. If anything good comes of this, I hope it is that others will be far more guarded when they engage with people online than I was. Fortunately, I have many wonderful things in my life, and I'm looking forward to putting this painful experience behind me as I focus on preparing for the NFL Draft."
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Teo
"This week, I delivered my third State of the State address to the people of Wisconsin. I'm happy to say we are moving Wisconsin forward with bold vision and bright hope for the future.
Recommended Reading (01/19/13)
Here are, in my view, interesting, noteworthy columns and articles from the past week that I highly recommend (You will note that on occasion, I do not endorse the opinions of the author and may point that out. Despite my disagreements, I still feel the piece is worth a read).
When I Want a Progressive's Opinion on What Guns I Should Have/Hunt with, I'll Give it to Them
Photos of the Week (01/20/13)
1) Two British hostages Peter, left, and Alan, right, (no family name available), are seen after being released, in a street of Ain Amenas, near the gas plant where they have been kidnapped by Islamic militants, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. Algeria's special forces stormed the natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert in a final assault Saturday, killing 11 militants, but not before they in turn killed seven hostages, the state news agency reported.(AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)
2) Nelba Marquez Greene (L) and Nicole Hockley (R) both mothers of Sandy Hook Elementary massacre victims, console each other during a press conference on the one month anniversary of the Newtown elementary school massacre on January 14, 2013 in Newtown, Connecticut. Eleven families of
3) U.S. President Barack Obama signs a series of executive orders about the administration's new gun law proposals as (L-R) Vice President Joe Biden and children who wrote letters to the White House about gun violence, Hinna Zeejah, Taejah Goode, Julia Stokes and Grant Fritz, look on in the Eisenhower Executive Office building January 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. One month after a massacre that left 20 school children and 6 adults dead in
4) A man who refused to be identified holds an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle at a rally in support for gun rights at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. The rally, dubbed, "Guns Across America", at Connecticut's state Capitol and state capitol buildings across the country to raise concerns about possible new gun legislation that could affect gun owners' rights in the wake of the Dec. 14 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
5) Austin Ehlinger helps hold a banner during a Guns Across America rally at the state capitol, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in
6) WI Governor Scott Walker is joined by miners at his State of the State address in
7) In a photo provided by ESPN, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o pauses during an interview with ESPN on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in Bradenton, Fla. ESPN says Te'o maintains he was never involved in creating the dead girlfriend hoax. He said in the off-camera interview: "When they hear the facts they'll know. They'll know there is no way I could be a part of this." (AP Photo/ESPN Images, Ryan Jones)
8) This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive" in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" aired nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)
9) Mickey Merrell, right, hugs her sister Ronnie Loesch after watching their childhood home, which was severely damaged during Superstorm Sandy, demolished in Staten Island, New York, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Several
10) US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sits at the desk that Churchill gave four wartime speeches from, including the one to the U.S. after the WWII attack at Pearl Harbor, during a tour of the Churchill War Rooms in London on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, on the final day of the Secretary's last overseas trip. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
11) In this Jan. 15, 2013 photo, Jeff Jerome walks in a cemetery that is home to Edgar Allan Poe's grave in
12) Yoko Ono, left, and her son Sean Lennon chat aboard a bus on the way to visit fracking sites in
13) First lady Michelle Obama, center, and daughters Sasha, left, and Malia, right, react during the Kids' Inaugural: Our Children. Our Future." event in
14) Jay Desai, of Washington, front and Ariel Timar, of Cherry Hill, N.J., center, paint a mural as they participate in the National Day of Service on the Mall as part of the 57th Presidential Inaugural festivities, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013, in Washington, . The two were working on the Greater DC care project that will place the murals in schools and fire stations to help promote volunteerism. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
15) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Linnington, center, commander of the Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), is flanked by actors portraying President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, as they arrive to review troops during a dress rehearsal for the inaugural parade at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan.13. The official inauguration and swearing-in will take place Jan. 21. Photo: Mike Theiler / Reuters
16) What a difference four years makes! President Obama's quite a bit grayer and his smile, much wider. The new official portrait, right, was taken on December 6, 2012. The previous one (left) is from 2009. Photo: Pete Souza / White House
17) Japanese women in kimonos walk during heavy snowfall at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo, as they attend a ceremony celebrating Coming of Age Day, Jan. 14, 2013. Youths across
18) Icicles are formed on an orange tree in an orange grove in
19) A Belarus Orthodox believer plunges into icy waters as a priest blesses him on the eve of the Epiphany holiday in Pilnitsa some 30 km outside
20) The northern lights glow over a snowy Finnish landscape in a photo taken on the night of Jan. 16-17.
21) A hunter gestures his dog away as he waits in the Colorado River for rescue, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 in
22) A priest distributes bibles to people before taking take part in a mass at San Anton Church in Madrid, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals. The feast is celebrated each year in many parts of
23) A kangaroo crossing a road in
24) Wildlife photographer Katherine Feng captured this cute photo of a panda cub on a trip to
25) The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is presented at a Pre-North American International Auto Show introduction in
26) A giant sculpture of a baby titled "Planet" is unveiled Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 in
27) Fredrik Hjelmquist shows the CataCoffin in
28) Model train enthusiasts view a replica of the Abbey Road Tube station which also depicts the Beatles' famous album cover, at The London Model Engineering Exhibition at Alexandra Palace on Jan. 18, in
29) People take part in a No Trousers Day 2013 flashmob on the London Underground, in London, England, Jan. 13. Photo: Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA
30) Bigger is usually better when it comes to
31) A model presents a creation by designer Patrick Mohr at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for autumn winter 2013 in Berlin, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Rhino attacks 5 seconds after photo is taken.
Culinary no-no #312
The latest pro-life news (01/21/13)
From Pro-Life Wisconsin.
Gov. Walker Issues Proclamation Declaring January 22 "Protect Life Day"
Today we remember those lost and hurt by abortion
"We remember also those scarred by abortion. Too many women wounded emotionally and physically, anguishing over decisions made to kill their children. Women forced to have abortions. Inconsolable fathers who have no rights to stop the abortions of their children. Stunned grandparents deprived of cherished grandchildren. Children lamenting the loss of siblings who will not grow up with them. Doctors who performed thousands of abortions, and then live with shameful remorse for what they have done."
One third of a generation gone in 40 years
"America's callous attitude toward the unborn is due in part to the overwhelming quantity of tiny corpses, now in the neighborhood of 50 million. For the last 40 years, they have been poked, poisoned and pulverized to death in the name of 'choice.' As Soviet butcher Joseph Stalin is reputed to have said, 'The death of a hundred people is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic.' This is so because, as human beings, we cannot wrap our minds around the enormity of the evil involved in such numbers."
Abortion strips a woman's free choice
"An unplanned pregnancy can be hard to face. For the woman, it can appear as though she should have the right to choose to end her baby's life so that she does not need to deal with the expected inconvenience. But how can we compare inconvenience to life?"
And from the This Just In vault...
WHO hates guns?
This comprehensive list from last March is quite revealing.
Another classic example why some people shouldn't vote
HT: Charlie Sykes
Related Reading.
Yet another example why we need FEWER voters
Our head-scratching criminal justice system
This week, former aide to then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, Tim Russell was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing $21,000 from a veterans organization, Operation Freedom, and taken into custody.
Russell deserved being punished. What he did was reprehensible.
The prosecution recommended the judge sentence Russell to two years. Russell got two years.
The judge in the case…
Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge Michael Hansher (Above photos: jsonline.com)
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India has a knack for staying in the news. Unfortunately, itŌĆÖs no longer the "future world power" stories we were reading a few years ago. After reports of more gang rapes, problems with the United States over the Devyani Khobragade case, criminalizing homosexuality and the International Olympic Committee's┬Ārefusal (then permission) to raise the flag at the Sochi games over corruption in the┬ĀIndian Olympic Association, now comes another story: the Wendy Doniger saga.
Doniger, a scholar of religion and professor at the University of Chicago, wrote "The Hindus: An Alternative HistoryŌĆØ in 2009.┬ĀAfter severe backlash in India and a court case that ended last week, publishing company Penguin Books India decided to stop publication of the book. Penguin settled out of court with Shiksha Bachao Andolan (Save Education Movement), which says the book┬ĀŌĆ£hurts peopleŌĆÖs religious sentiments.ŌĆØ┬ĀThe organization filed a complaint based on ŌĆ£Section 295a of the Indian penal code, which outlaws acts ŌĆśintended to outrage religious feelings.ŌĆÖ" The case has caused outrage in India, and, as a result of Penguin's actions, the book has become a hot seller on Amazon. Countless media organizations and well-known writers have reported and weighed in on the issue.
The group that filed the lawsuit said it was because it ŌĆ£hurt the feelings of Hindus.ŌĆØ┬ĀMore specifically, the connections between sex and religion, misinterpretations of the sacred text and factual inaccuracies are the main concerns about "The Hindus.ŌĆØ Here's Murali Balaji of the Hindu American Foundation:
┬ĀBut the book and many of her articles over a 40-year academic career misinterpret facts or pick and choose incidents that conveniently fit a narrative of an erotic, exotic, mythologically rife Hinduism whose portrayal is actually alien, and often insulting, to adherents of that tradition.
Another objection, eloquently written by Jakob De Roover in Outlook, is the tired repetition of Western cultures focused on the ŌĆ£ŌĆśsex and casteŌĆÖ genreŌĆØ so often used to describe Hinduism. He asserts that this dates to colonialism, when Western cultures were trying to make sense of Hinduism:
In short, the connection established between Hinduism and sexuality was based in a Christian frame that served to distinguish pagan idolaters from true believers. Wendy DonigerŌĆÖs work builds on this tradition. Like some of her predecessors, she appreciates the sexual freedom involved, but then she also tends to stress two aspects: sex and caste. This is not a coincidence, for these always counted as two major properties allowing Western audiences to appreciate the supposed inferiority of Hinduism.
There is a rich debate to be had here, supporting or dismantling DonigerŌĆÖs claims. There is no question: The book should have been published.┬ĀWithdrawing the book does a disservice to the intellectual conversation that Indian society needs, and it empowers ignorance. Another scary result: It sets a dangerous precedent and fuels a continuing one: This is the "third [book] in as many months to be effectively censored through private means, by using legal threats."
There are some concerns when it comes to Doniger and Western media articles about the backlash against her work. While you can disagree with the book and still want it published,┬ĀDoniger repeatedly blames any criticism of her work on the right wing, sweeping aside any real concerns about it. ItŌĆÖs almost too easy to frame those who are religious as religious fundamentalists — when some on the far right try to ban ŌĆ£On the Origin of the SpeciesŌĆØ in the United States, it doesn't mean all Christians support such drastic measures. In the same sense, there are many Hindus, scholars and academics who disagree with her writings but believe the book should be published. Those voices get trampled by an easily digestible battle between religious fundamentalists and secular liberals.┬ĀBut thatŌĆÖs what happens when a book is basically banned; the debate on the actual content is lost and is focused instead on free speech. That's where Doniger is in the right.
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Kasimdzhanov: abolish draws altogether
Former FIDE World Champion Rustam Kasimdzanov from Uzbekistan has sent an open letter to the World Chess Federation with quite a revolutionary idea: to abolish the draw in chess altogether. "This way the expectations of the crowd will never be deceived. There will always be a winner, there will always be blood. (...) It will be good for our sport. Not just sponsors and attention and prizes. It will be essentially good for our game."
Open letter with a proposal Dear chess friends, I am writing this open letter, addressed both to FIDE and the entire chess playing world, due to a certain crisis, in which our noble game finds itself lately. This crisis is not only defined by a general dissatisfaction, coming from sponsors, organizers and amateurs; also among the professionals there has been some growing distress. Quite a number of traditional tournaments are no longer organized; in those still out there an ever growing number of extremely strong players is competing for the same money. At the same time voices from all around are expressing serious concern about lackluster play in some top tournaments, and notorious short draws. To understand the reasons why our sport has never made it to the heights it deserves I find it useful to take a look at a sport very similar to ours – tennis. Both games feature the battle of two personalities, showing a whole array of technical weapons in their fight, competing in speed and precision, in patience and wisdom. Why, despite this apparent similarities, despite the fact that many more people worldwide are capable of playing chess properly, do we stand light-years behind tennis in everything that defines success in professional sport? The reasons are numerous, no doubt, but the main problem, as I see it, is an existence of a draw as a result in chess. Short draws (and I also have made a number of those) make our game look more like an insider academic activity, rather than sport; but they can't be avoided – the preparation of today and the inherent qualities of chess are such, that a draw, and in fact a short draw, is a most likely result in a game between strong well-prepared players. Still, in a well-organized tournament, top players, getting up to go to their hotel rooms after a ten minute draw, do not add attractiveness to chess. Returning to tennis, the main attraction is, as I see it, the fact that every single fight produces a result; a winner and a loser at the end of the day. And there is a thrill for every spectator to see, say, Nadal and Federer, come to court, and know with certainty that one of them will triumph and the other one will lose. In short, to put it figuratively, there will be blood. And there will be great champions. In our game, however, things are different. We also have great champions, but their greatness is sometimes limited to insiders of the game. In order to be successful outside of our little world, in order to make front pages and TV, and thereby also the finance that comes in a parcel, we need champions that appeal to a general public, even to a public far from intricacies of chess. Such was a winning streak of Novak Djokovic this year, for instance. Something that a win in a chess super tournament with 8 out of 13 simply cannot match. And now comes my proposal. If we want success, sponsors, public and the rest of the parcel, we need to abolish those draws in classical tournaments. And not by Sofia rules – tournaments with Sofia rules produced as many draws as any other; and not by 30 move rule, where players are often just waiting for move 30. We need something entirely different. Like a tie-break in tennis. We need a result. Every single day. And here is how it works. We play classical chess, say with a time control of four to five hours. Draw? No problem – change the colours, give us 20 minutes each and replay. Draw again? Ten minutes each, change the colours and replay. Until there is a winner of that day. And the winner wins the game and gets one point and the loser gets zero; and the game is rated accordingly, irrelevant of whether it came in a classical game, rapid or blitz. This way the expectations of the crowd will never be deceived. There will always be a winner, there will always be blood. There will come an age of great champions, since with this system there will be times when Vishy or Magnus will win Wijk-aan-Zee with 13 out 13; and there will be winning streaks, when some of the great champions will win 50 games in a row. We'll make front pages. And much more than that. It will be good for our sport. Not just sponsors and attention and prizes. It will be essentially good for our game. People will try extremely hard with white, in order to decide the issue now, and not in a black rapid game. Instead offering a draw in a slightly better ending in order to save energy and catch a movie, chess players will show their whole ability and will win these endings. As a matter of fact this will develop classical chess. And there is so much more. Often players, playing white, feeling rough in the morning, get to the game with an attitude "I'll just make a draw today" Imagine, what will happen to this attitude? Chess will become a true sport. We'll wake up to win or to lose that day. We'll come tho the board, ready to play chess. And just like when we come to see Federer play – we see his whipping forehand, his effortless slice, his hammer serve and immaculate return – same will happen in chess. Every single day we'll see players like Aronian or Grischuk pressing with white, wriggling out of trouble with black and showing some blitz skills to an ever larger public. That is something I would like to watch and play. Grandmaster Rustam Kasimdzhanov
2 years 9 months ago
I like it. But I think this should format should mostly be handled by the big guns because it would make chess more like a sport. Oldies could not handle it and as Arne said amateurs would not like it either. Also this format would leave the party fans out.
2 years 9 months ago
This is absurd, this idea occured to me a very long time ago, and even then I found it impractical..
Why dont organisers simply stop giving appearance fees and use the extra money to boost the prize fund? If the player doesnt feel like fighting, then he doesnt get paid. As simple as that. And to be on the safe side, maybe the sofia rule can be used also. I think they tried this in linares 2005, right?
For me I always the stronger players do well in every format .. Carlsen , Anand, Nakamura , Karjakin they are all super strong classical and rapid as well . so dont come with suggestion that it would be unfair for classical games only player.
most of the modern players are strong in almost every format ....So what if Carlsen can win 13 out of 13 because he is strong in rapid + classical . That's fair because he is strong ..... This rule will give spectator something to cheer about in every game ....
GM of Silliness
2 years 9 months ago
This "solution" would create a new strategy for the top players who are especially good at blitz. Draw the classical game, draw the rapid game, win in the blitz game. So no...this doesn't solve the draw problem...in fact it guarantees that draws continue.
excellent idea !!
if we think it is tiring after normal play of 7 hours then we should may be reduce
the time limit so that a classical game can only go upto max 5 to 5:30 hrs and
then 15/20 minutes rapid then blitz !! that's it win or loose ....
I would not worry about rating calculation , it still can be calculated based on clasical games result but for spectator's that's what we want ... to see Carlsen/Anand winning +13 rather than +2 or +3 ..... Can't wait to see a tournament like this....
Blitz/ Rapid are part of game just like tie breakers in Tennis and penalty shoot out in soccer. A draw is fair result in Classical Chess but we want to see fight going down to Rapid/Blitz to decide who is best in each day. Playing rapid/blitz is not tiring ....
We want to see this soon ..... bravo Kasim .....
I completely agree with JC about the real problem of chess: only very few people understand a GM game (or even top GM) and can enjoy the fight.
I think there should be more ideas how to solve this problem. Another problem is that during a chess game the live audience should be silent. Even in Tennis or Bllard after big points you hear the audience. Would this be possible in chess? Who would recognize a "big move"?
In general I think in some top tournaments they could give a try for Kasimdzhanovs suggested rule. I do not belive that it will really improve the marketing value of chess, but for sure, it will also not harm it. So try it.
2 years 9 months ago
> after big points you hear the audience.
> Would this be possible in chess?
> Who would recognize a "big move"?
How about showing the response from the internet audience? Some warm-colored visuals lighting up when the combined reaction on the channels shows something interesting happens.
Some of the transparency issues can be overcame by creative use of technology. That's one of the fields where groundwork is missing. Best would be a couple of competing ideas, field experiments in real tournament transmissions, and, ideally, an emerging standard that integrates the best ideas into an easy-to-use, recognizable way of translating chessic ideas to the casual viewer.
@ Bertleby
In Internet a lot is possible. It would be great if some of your ideas would be reality.
The problem of chess is if somebody goes to a tournament, pays entrance fee and does not understand what is going on. Most sports are great to watch live, because of the atmosphere. But I think this is not possible for chess to reach.
I also prefer to watch chess on internet. Moreover I like to replay games some days after they are finished with some analyses. Who would watch a tennis game, some days after it was played? This makes chess different and at the moment it seems for me a disadvantage for the marketing value of chess.
We all know that chess is kind of unique but at least Kasim make a proposal to find a solution about the draw issue.
Maybe the Sofia rule is more reliable. Abolish the draws, technically is possible, but what about you can't mate? To be more spectacular, I think 3 points per win and 1 point for draw is almost the same as your idea.
Other thoughts (written in a rush, so point out logical errors all you want ;) ):
1. All this talk about draws mainly touches the professional level and the idea of marketing; on the amateur level (=my level) I do not really see an issue. I'm enough of a bad player not to know all opening lines by heart. I do not need Chess960 (even though I find it fascinating and respect it as an "own" game different from classical chess).
2. Why is it that draws "have" to be boring? There's been very exciting fights and draws and boring wins. It's like people who just look at the results and scream "Only draws in this tournament, boring!" or after an exciting Kramnik-game say "One more draw from Drawnink!" without even having looked at the game itself.
3. Chess will never get the following or media-coverage as tennis or football. First of all, watching two people pushing around pieces on a board is not considered too exciting by most, especially if each player is thinking for 10 minutes over each move. It's static, witty commentators are not changing that. There is no physical dynamic, big emotion, screams, movement. That's what most people go for though. What do you want to do, a live-TV-transmission of a chess-game, that people will watch over a beer in a pub waving and whistling? "No, play Qd4! Qd4! Yeeeeeeeeeees!"
...I know Kasim doesn't mean that, but hey, he compared it to tennis-matches...
Also, Chess gets exciting when you "understand" it. Tennis and football you can watch without playing it yourself, without understanding it. The basics are easy to learn (kick ball into goal). With chess not. If you do not understand it, there won't be much joy; and it can't be explained to you by a friend who took you along during the game. It's like learning a language, it takes time.
I understand that we want financial support for chess education and all that and that thus we are considering how we can promote the game; as a hopeless romantic I don't like it, but as a realist I understand the need for it.
In this sense I respect Kasim's passion, he wants to promote what he loves. But chess will never have the same type of "exitement" as tennis- comparing them is nonsense.
They are fundamentally different, not only in the way you play, but also the way you watch. Compares chess to other mind games if you want, but stop comparing it to physical sports. Even mathematical-challenges might be closer to chess in a way than physical sports (and I am sure for math-geeks they are very exciting!).
I am not sure chess needs "change"; but if one has an idea, find a "chess-way" (like Fischer did with Fischer Random) and do not try make it something that is not and will never be.
And last but not least: I damn love this game. No matter how many draws the pros play, no matter what changes somebody thinks should be made, at the end of the day it makes me happy. As it is. Let's play!
I want to add that of course chess DOES have oh-so-big-emotions; but while playing they are not externalized visibly and exctingly for a potential spectator besides some nervous movements and such.
I know this comment of mine is not interesting anybody, but read that I wrote "no big emotions" before and felt that chess would feel insulted and not talk to me anymore if I didn't specify what I meant...
If the match rules are that you have to win, say 10 or 6 games in order to win the match, draws not counting, then the match can theoretically go on forever. In practice this means that it forces the players to try to win games. Likewise, in a tournament if draws were not counted and the player with most wins would be the winner, nobody would get anywhere if not trying to win games.
In The World Chess Championship 1992, game 14, Spassky offered a draw on move 22 and they had been playing for less than one hour.
Fischer playing Black said "OK" and then immediately reminded Spassky about the rule that within 5 minutes another game had to be started with colors reversed! A game with the same time control that is, because they had been playing for less than one hour.
These were the rules set up for the match! Spassky had forgotten this rule and said to Fischer "If I have to play another game now you will kill me!" So Fischer agreed to continue playing the same game.
Stop calling it that. Fischer played one World Championship match and that was in 1972
The World Chess Championship played between Kasparov and Short, London 1993 and the FIDE Title Match between Karpov and Timman, Zwolle/Arnhem/Amsterdam/Djakarta, IX-XI, 1993, are not any more or less title matches than The World Chess Championship between Fischer and Spassky, Sveti Stefan/Belgrad 1992 and of the three matches the Fischer match was most interesting in my opinion.
Nonsense. Of course they were more title matches than Fischer/Spassky '92. Kasparov/Short was the World Chess Championship in every sense.
Have you ever seen a charity football match where two teams of legends play against each other? They put on an entertaining display and show us that they've still got a little bit of something, looks great to casual viewers and amateur players, but alas the game is littered with mistakes due to the vagaries of age. Except in that case they're not deluded enough to think they can still play at the highest level and challenge the best players in the world
2 years 9 months ago
I agree in part with Kasimdzanov's idea of having a winner at the end of the day.But I suggest 3 points for the winner in classic chess (0 for looser) and if draw, than they should play the tie-break where the winner only get's 2 points and the looser 1 point. Otherway´s the better rapid player would win tounaments, without winning a single classic game.
Michael Lubin
2 years 9 months ago
"If the match rules are that you have to win, say 10 or 6 games in order to win the match, draws not counting, then the match can theoretically go on forever. In practice this means that it forces the players to try to win games."
Oh, REALLY? See Karpov-Kasparov I.
Sivananda Palla
2 years 9 months ago
Like someone below said ..I also feel..Fisher random chess is the only solution for this computer dominated chess world. Otherwise ..any one can memorize 20 to 30 moves of a good opening or a well played player's games. Probably ..FRC is a best way that we can save importance of middle game, before human chess becomes obsolete..and stale.
Gogu Pintenogu
2 years 9 months ago
It's a good idea for closed tournaments with strong players.
Agreed, Kasim's whole suggestions almost sounds like a parody:
"There will come an age of great champions, since with this system there will be times when Vishy or Magnus will win Wijk-aan-Zee with 13 out 13"
How stupid does he think chess fans are? An age of great champions will arrive thanks to Kasim if classical chess is turned into the road to blitz like in Kazan. When Ivanchuk plays some exciting game against Carlsen and it's drawn after seven hours, what happens then? Keep playing more games until one of them blunders in blitz.
How big a problem is the draw as a result? Looking at short draws, I don't think it's a problem at all. I followed Wijk closely and in every round there was at most, but usually not even that, one rather short draw. Then there were six complicated and interesting games. If players know they have to keep playing until one of them wins they won't waste all those hours on playing fighting chess to be exhausted already by the next round. More Kazan style chess will ensue, and players that do well in rapid tiebreaks, like Kasim himself, will do better than players with better results in classical chess.
@Arne Moll
First of all, I would say I get a good laugh reading your comment because I understand yours feelings ; it reminds me the innumerable defeats I got against some strong opponents. At least, we learn from our mistakes.
Secondly, it depends on the way you lose ; A defeat after let's say 10 hours of fight is not the same as a defeat after 30 min. Even if the official result is the same, you will be more praise in case of tiebreak than if you lose just after 30 moves.
Thirdly and finally, one of the purposes of that system is probably to see which one of the chess fighters is in the end the stronger as a draw do not always show all the player's abilities (at least for the neophytes).
2 years 9 months ago
Three traditional results, sure, but natural? Chess is a man made construct; natural doesn't seem to be the right word. I, personally, don't see the abolition of draws as any different a change then using a 'football' scoring system, or past changes to how pieces moved.
If chess players, as a community, feel that draws are a problem we should be considering possible solutions to the issue such as this.
As for your final objection, how is that any worse then the early grandmaster draws that we currently have? If they're going to agree to a draw we might as well get another game out of them.
2 years 9 months ago
Those who dislike the notion of draws are quite free to devise a new board game with mostly identical rules. They can then try to attract players to their new board game.
The convention or rule of players not offering quick draws is designed with spectators and commentators in mind, so that there's something to watch or commentate about. One standard play game, agreed drawn after about 15 minutes, one rapid play game the same, a short blitz series, it's not giving much watching time. Good value for GMs though since they get the rest of the day off.
The London Chess Classic attracts a lot of spectators. There's going to be long games both because of the invited field and the no-draws rule, so there's lots of material for the commentators. Also the players discuss the game with the commentators and audience once completed. Would 15 minutes of standard play, 15 minutes of rapid-play and a blitz series have the same appeal?
Gens una sumus
2 years 9 months ago
Well, it depends what do you want to achieve. If you are good player you will win your league and make your way to the top. That is your reward. Top chess needs this kind of change! Otherwise, for most of the people, it is just boring game...
What I don't like is that Kasim thinks about how HE thinks he would psychologically react to that system (=with more fighting spirit) and assumes everybody else would react the same way.
However, I do not think it would automatically lead to more "fighting spirit"; in some games it might, but then again let's assume we have a player who is stronger in classical chess and one who is strong in rapid and/or blitz. What will happen?
What will happen is that the one who is strong in rapid/blitz will purposely play very quiet, "drawish" lines in order to get to the rapid-match.
Additionally the result would also be that rapid/blitz would become a far higher importance than classical chess; strong rapid-players will have an advantage.
Whether that is better or worse than the actual situation and whether it would make things more "exciting" I can not say; however it is an illusion to think that Kasim's system would eliminate boredom or "tactical" ways of thinking. Players will adapt to the new system and find ways to use it in a way that advantages them. We're humans.
I find the whole idea very little thought-through; Chess960 makes more sense if we wanna compare.
2 years 9 months ago
Well, from my ignorant point of view, I think one classical game is already tiring enough for a day. If you implement such a system, you will need almost as many rest days as rounds if you are hoping for good quality, and I don´t think that, given the estate of chess finances, organizers are ready to pay for all those extra days.
Actually, many tournaments (not the 2700+ elite tournaments) have no rest days, and sometimes even 2 rounds on 1 day. So I don't think *professional* chess players should complain about tight schedules with a rest day at least every 4 rounds.
But for those other tournaments this would indeed be a problem. A weekend swiss with 5-6 rounds squeezed in 3 days would not be happy if they also have to do these rapid and blitz games.
2 years 9 months ago
Then let's simply shorten the classical time controls, they were conceived when there was much less theory. And it wouldn't be so tiresome if chess players were doing some real sports. Does your heart rate increase to 160 bpm during a game of chess (a common argument)? Come on, most amateur joggers can run for at least an hour in this pace at their thirties without being particularly exhausted, it's a rest day pace.
2 years 9 months ago
Bad idea. Chess is not tennis and it's not football. It's CHESS. Draws are a part of the game. If you don't feel that players are exhibiting the proper fighting spirit, don't invite them to play in tournaments.
In The World Chess Championship 1992 in Sveti Stefan and Beograd between Fischer and Spassky they used the rule DRAWS DON'T COUNT. The first to win 10 games wins the match, or it is a tie in case of 9-9 with money split evenly but the chamption keeps the title. I liked that and Fischer won 10 games, Spassky won 5 games and 15 games were drawn. By the way, today's World Chess Championship matches has a fixed number of games, usually 12 long games and if its a tie they play 4 rapid games, and if its still a tie they decicde the World Chess Championship in blitz games. That is just totally crazy. Fischer was the strongest World Chess Champion of all time and he was a fighter and he always strived to win even with Black. He never took an easy draw!!! Carlsen have the same style, only rarely he takes a simple draw.
GMs and IMs that often make silly draws should simply not be invited anywhere, that is one solution to the problem.
FISCHERANDOM CHESS (aka Chess 960) is another brilliant solution by Bobby Fischer, because draws are not going to happen as often when you don't know all the theory from the classical starting position. I want to see Fischerandom Chess at the very top level (and not rapid, I want to see long time controls), a tournament a year or so played between the strongest 6, 8 or 10 GMs in the world. I would be extremely interested in watching that, much more so than todays super tournaments. I would also strongly prefer to see Fischerandom Chess in the World Chess Championship. Instead of trying to decide the winner in rapid after classical games have ended a tie, they should play Fischerandom Chess at normal (long) time controls.
2 years 9 months ago
Fischerubbish (aka Chess 666) is another worthless pseudo-solution which has nothing whatsover to do with eliminating short draws (i.e. draws due to the unwillingness of the participants to fight).
So if I work like a lion and make a draw against a stronger player, that will still be meaningless because I will probably lose to him in blitz afterwards. Nice reward for showing fighting spirit!
2 years 9 months ago
That's a fair point. No reason to replace the current system in amateur events which have time controls that won't lend themselves to this format anyways. I think he is referring to top flight tournaments where the playing field is more level and sponsorship is critical.
2 years 9 months ago
Conversely, the stronger player now has to enter into a shorter timed game that is much more volatile.
Errors go up as time goes down in chess, which enables an upset to occur that would all but never occur within classical time controls.
To frame this obliquely:
For players of equal relative strength in classical, rapid, and blitz formats; an upset between opponents of a greater ELO difference is more likely to occur in blitz than in rapid, and in rapid than in classical.
The much stronger player should fear the blitz MORE than the weaker player, not less.
But going +12 -0 =1 in classical chess and losing a blitz tiebreak in Wijk would still be worse than going +0 -0 =13 in classical and winning all the blitz games (and becoming "a great Champion" by doing so).
In a way they want to eliminate whats called a 'stronger' player. This system is to provide entertainment which will benefit the sport as well as the players and its fans.
In the past tyrannosaurus rex was much stronger but look at where they are now...only in movies where as the crocodiles are much adaptable and still going strong.
The point he is making is only the more competent/efficient/versatile/adaptable player will win in the long run......
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Breaking: Magnus Carlsen starts fashion model career at G-Star (UPDATE)
Next to his chess activities world's number one Magnus Carlsen has started a fashion model career. The 19-year-old Norwegian was contracted by international clothing brand G-Star. In a campain launched today in Berlin, Carlsen stars together with world famous actress Liv Tyler. Update: photos & more info.
The news was under embargo until today, when the official launch of G-Star's new campaign took place in Berlin, Germany. But a short while ago the Norwegian daily newspapers were the first to tell it to the world: Magnus Carlsen was contracted by G-Star as their latest male model. The Norwegian is starring with Hollywood actress Liv Tyler, famous for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and many other films. The photography for the campaign was done by star photographer Anton Corbijn.
"I think I look tough," Carlsen said to a journalist of NRK Sports, standing in front of a giant photo of himself. The contract with G-Star, already signed on February 1st but kept a secret until today, is for this year's autumn and winter collection and includes one of the world's largest fashion shows. Carlsen will probably go on the catwalk during the New York Fashion Week in September, as NRK reports.
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Amsterdam, July 2010 - G-Star's Fall/Winter 2010 advertising campaign, shot by celebrated photographer Anton Corbijn, combines the intelligence of Norwegian chess prodigy, Magnus Carlsen, with the beauty of model and actress, Liv Tyler.
This combination of contrasting and unexpected elements is one of G-Star's key philosophies, displayed in runway shows, where destroyed denim pants are often paired with tailored jackets from the Correct Line range; and where iconic and fearless performers, such as Benicio Del Toro, interrupt proceedings to deliver spoken-word pieces in a form of 'art-hijack.'
Already the world chess number one and described as a 'Mozart of chess,' Carlsen has the potential to become a similar level of icon. Becoming a Grandmaster at the age of 13 years and 148 days, Magnus is the youngest player in history to achieve the number one rank and his uncompromising approach to the game mirrors G-Star's own hardcore design philosophy.
Hollywood actress Tyler perfectly embodies the modern G-Star woman's combination of toughness with controlled sensuality. Her striking looks and assured, independent style have made her a globally recognized model and fashion icon. Liv returns for her second G-Star campaign, having previously presented the elegant Low-T capsule-collection.
The striking black and white images were captured by Anton Corbijn in a Miami shoot that represents his fourth major advertising campaign for G-Star.
G-STAR RAW. Just the Product.
On September 10th, 2010, G-Star travels to the Cooper Star Hotel in New York City to host a global chess competition: The Raw World Chess Challenge. Everyone in the world is invited to play Magnus Carlsen, the no. 1 chess player in the world, together at once, live on the internet. Three Chess Grandmasters, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France, Hikaru Nakamura from the United States and Judit Polgár, will suggest a move each to the online registered public. The public can vote online for their favourite move to be played against Magnus. Here you can enter.
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Carlsen on the catwalk... "I'm, too sexy for my chessboard, too sexy for my chessboard, to sexy for chessboard by far..."
3 years 9 months ago
Don't think it sounds like bragging. I see no problem with the quote like this. Hope to get more photo material later on from Carlsen's manager.
3 years 9 months ago
The quote by Magnus is taken out of context, and makes it sound as if he's admiring himself or bragging. Just read the entire article (of course, it requires that you're able to read Norwegian) and you'll see what I mean (he just points out that he's surprised that things worked out rather well).
And why did Chessvibes pick one of the less interesting photos? Check out image 3 in this gallery for example:
3 years 9 months ago
If you think about it, this is wonderfully "against-type"; a super-model that is a brilliant chess player?! Certainly not something that you would normally ever think of!
3 years 9 months ago
Its great that not only football-, soccer-, baseball-players (etc) can be and do succes in these kind of comersals!
And I too think you look tough, Magnus! :)
This is good news for at least 3 reasons: It's good PR for chess in general, it adds to young Carlsen's pension fund and it provides screaming girls chasing the sharp chess bachelor. (Any sour grapes in this matter are pure envy).
PS: I saw a photo of a rather psycedelic G-Star shirt. Might be a good idea to wear against Topalov when he strikes you with his usual bad taste tie.
After my initial wtf moment has passed I can only say: brilliant! :)
3 years 9 months ago
Fashion and chess... i don't know. I see enough commercial bullshit modelling
allready to be honest. Capitalism not my cup of tea.
Not much to do with envy, much more with the observation that money and greedy bussiness is ruling more and more and more.
I would rather see Carlsen spending some energy in global important issues - like Kasparov fighting for democracy in Russia for instance..
Hope he has a good time with it, though.. It's not too late to grow up.
After my initial wtf? moment has passed I can only say: brilliant! :)
3 years 9 months ago
Let's see; you get to play chess all day and prance with Liv Tyler at night. Sounds like a great gig to me!
3 years 9 months ago
ridiculous.for me modeling is one of the dumbest and superficial things in the world!Lets put this on Carlsen's youth.As i sad some previous times i suspect Carlsen of lack of cultural education,which is the case of many chess players.
3 years 9 months ago
Well ... I joined the rank of those who said the initial whaa...??!!!
But, if you think about it, Magnus is making the best out of his marketability right now. Unfortunately chess does not have NBA or soccer-like appeal to the majority of the world to pay $20 mil/yr, so if he wants to have relaxed retirement years, he should strike when the iron is hot.
So, modelling? Why not! Go Magnus!!!
3 years 9 months ago
I don't know.... as @vaughn say, modelling is one of the dumbest and superficial things in the world!.... but business are business.... sad but true.
Well, I don't know what's more superficial, playing chess or modelling... Anyway, I'm glad we finally have a male model in the chess world for once - it was about time someone challenged the monopoly of the Russian glamour WGMs! :-)
By the way, did Magnus actually do a shoot together with Liv Tyler? (That would be awesome.) It isn't very clear to me from the quoted articles. If I'm not mistaken, these pictures of Liv Tyler were already shown on billboards in Holland a couple of months ago.
I say that this is a good news for fashion; not all the models are like Zoolander.
Actually, this is not the first time that some intelligent people did modeling. One can readily recall Tilda Swinton modeled for a Dutch house and she even collaborated with them. Of course, I don't know her personally, nor had any chat with her, yet I saw her interviews on Bush administration's preemptive war doctrine, and she was brilliant in that.
Well, it might be good for chess as well, since it exposes the current #1 to wider audience who resides outside of the select circle of chess enthusiasts. While I certainly do not meet the expectations created by Carlen's appearance to wider audience, i.e., intelligence, physical fitness, or chess itself (don't make me mention looks), I am secretly hoping that I will survive coming onslaught of public scrutiny in any of those aforementioned areas, in case I accidentally profess myself as a 'chess player' (I am just an enthusiast, ladies and gentlemen). Case in point: Carlsen is the current world #1, so it is natural for him to be exceptional!
Bionic Lime
3 years 9 months ago
Don't forget that supermodel Carmen Kass is a chess player and is (or perhaps was) president of the Estonian Chess Federation.
Gentlemen, I think some of you are missing the main point here.
G-Star hired Carlsen because he is "the world #1 chess player". They will use chess as a theme in the marketing campaign. They made a cool video featuring a chess game. If you look at G-Stars homepage, upper right, you find the "The RAW World Chess Challenge". They are setting up a chess show in NYC, which will attract a large crowd.
On September 10th at Cooper Square Hotel in New York, Magnus Carlsen will play a game against "the world".
Hikaru Nakamura, Judit Polgár and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave have been hired to suggest a move each. Which move to be played, will be chosen by Internet votes from spectators worldwide.
This cooperation between Carlsen and G-Star will probably generate more chess PR than FIDE does in a year. Or what?
Source & Video: http://www.vg.no/sport/artikkel.php?artid=10003021
3 years 9 months ago
This is good for chess,it will be more popular.
It's good for Carlsen for money,I guess...and
it's very BAD for Carlsen because he won't use that time to prepare in chess,and it won't be so easy to improve and continue being the best.
You can be better than the rest in something but not so good to forget your hard work and starting to make different things...
3 years 9 months ago
Does anyone know how tall he is? Male models are at least 5' 11", but most are 6' 1" at fashion shows...
3 years 9 months ago
Superficial and dumb it is, but so what? It's like that everywhere you look.
Let him (and every one of us) have pleasure and earn money!
Well, chess seems to have an absolute record in this kind of marketing things:
Did you know Paul Morphy was the first ever sportsman to lend his name, image and fame to a comercial?
It was a well-known watch company, and he subscrives something like:
"I studied this watch and ensure that it is made of pure machinery"
(One of the few minus in the image I have of this absolute genious, and ends up not being one, because of it's genious/hilarious nature!)
3 years 9 months ago
It is obvious that Carlsen can make more money by not playing chess and doing other things instead. But if it distracts him from chess, it will be a pity for the game.
Probably he will not reach his full potential if he is distracted. At the same time, most of his top-level opponents will be fully concentrated on chess.
3 years 9 months ago
Somehow this fits right in his profile with the book and clever media usage since his youth.'s The Carlsens like the media and money and if they chose to earn some extra like this, let 'm. Having seen the photo's of " test " I don't think he will quit his dayjob just yet, so not to worry.
3 years 9 months ago
funny & i like it,
this macho photo of carlsen in a matrix style ;)
Is there any plan for making Ivanchuk's the next top gm model? freaky lol
this news make my day
3 years 9 months ago
at least we catch up the ladies. kosteniuk and friends already doing this.
Coco Loco
3 years 9 months ago
I must say I'd rather look at Liv than at Magnus, but good for him!
Wait, but that means he won't be the obsessed chess nerd/freak some of the commentators here want him to be. So much the better!
he don't look good in some of these shots. he doesn't even look straight in one.
doesn't he have a world chess title to win?
no time for this garbage imo
@Bobby Fiske
Thank you very much for that detailed description! Having acquainted with the true extent of this project, I am truly thrilled! This is good for the image of chess as an intellectual game. However, image cannot be walk alone, and I sincerely hope to see some positive changes in chess world (Good bye, Kirsan!).
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3 years 9 months ago
PR for chess RATING SCALE
3000 > < 0000
Carlsen FIDE
Why are you always so negative ?
This is a great news for chess ! The world outside our little chess universe is interested by our chess Number 1 ! And this is great because we are going to win an incredible positive vue of chess. Chess can't stay as a game for geek or for strange people as everybody outside chess used to think about us...
Magnus is also good looking and is like a young man who have a life with great success : a lot of money, stars company (Liz Taylor !) and everything he want. Every people can maybe dreaming about success thanks to chess like poker players seems to have this chance.
Thank you very much Magnus to give us a hope to have a very popular game !
And Magnus don't risk anything by that. Because he can of course do anything other than only to work at chess.
He has a life behind chess and he is like all people who aren't chess players.
I hope that the game of 10th September will attract a lot of people in our chess world and outside !!
3 years 9 months ago
I don't understand why people are so negative either. There was recently an ACP and Fide round table about how to make the game of chess more popular. I bet they never considered fashion... Clearly, if there's one Grandmaster that can make chess more popular, it's Magnus Carlsen.
Well done, Magnus. Keep it up!
3 years 9 months ago
The reason is obvious.
Most chess players, myself included, are pitiful nerds who don't know how to socialize with friends, talk to girls, be cool, and so on.
They used to believe Magnus Carlsen was more or less same kind of man, but now they realize he's entirely different. He's an attractive boy even when not playing chess.
Now these chess nerds are jealous, disappointed and mad - easy to understand this reaction from them.
after he wins the world chess championship he can do what he likes. But he should win it first!
Frits Fritschy
3 years 9 months ago
No comment on the clothes?
A speckled tie with a patterned shirt, wearing a tie with a buttoned-up denim jacket, and then that overcoat, the dazzling combination of shit brown and fluorescent green, rather uhm... eclectic, I'd say!
No, this must be a joke.
3 years 9 months ago
Although I find the clothing combinations a tad bit of a mockery, I must say that I very well understand him. He's a young guy. And what better promotion can you make for yourself than, well, ... being an important model for a worldwide fashionista brand. I don't even think he does it for the money.
This just raises his chances with the opposite sex :)
wietse hoekstra
3 years 9 months ago
Wat een azijnpissers!! Dit is positief voor ons kleine schaakwereldje.
3 years 9 months ago
wow! Maybe FIDE and the rest of the players in the world can take a step back and realize that this is press! There is no bad press. IF encouraged there are a lot of chances to get exposure for chess and change its image.
This is a great start!
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This classically pretty mary jane features a sleek upper, adjustable mary jane strap with buckle, soft jersey lining, lightly padded insole for comfort, and a lightweight, flexible, skid resistant outsole. Manmade materials. All Smartfit shoes are built with Tried and True Technology: wiggle room for toes, easy on/easy off and durable design.
Payless is pleased to assist you with any step of the ordering process. If you should require assistance please contact our friendly customer service staff at 1-877-474-6379 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Wipe dirt and dust off with a clean, dry cloth. We recommend: Instant Shine Sponge for a quick, dust-free shine; Athletic Shoe Cleaner to instantly clean vinyl, nylon, mesh and rubber; and Shoe Shampoo to remove soil from canvas, nylon and fabric.