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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

Chess Personalities Are People Too!


Articles like the Linares 2009 Free Day report by Frederic Friedel remind us that we do more than play chess.

I did an older report on Peter Svidler's love of Cricket ... and now we see that GM Levon Aronian Bowls!!

The thing that bothers me the most is that our 'extracurriculars' all seem to be OTHER GAMES. What's different about us? Why do we insist on being "Gamesmen"? We are competitive even at games we're terrible at. We all have a competitive streak but what ingredient is it that forces us into these tiny worlds of escapist heaven? I'm wondering if it's a step toward mental illness ... or at least understanding a particular undercurrent of inadequacy that forces us to chess. What do you think?
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