Check it out. I saw someone say it's a live-action sports anime and while I would never watch an anime I assume that's an accurate description. You'd be shocked how exciting they can make chess look in this show.
Check it out. I saw someone say it's a live-action sports anime and while I would never watch an anime I assume that's an accurate description. You'd be shocked how exciting they can make chess look in this show.
It is not true when it comes to chess lol. One of the most famously creative players of all time was Mikhail Tal.
A close relative of mine was actually friends with him. They were out drinking at a party one night and got completely wasted and Tal invited the relative over to his place to play a game of late night chess. It was a draw but the relative was always absolutely convinced afterwards that despite being almost black out drunk Tal was just playing along and let him end in a draw so as to not hurt his feelings.
Lol I've tried to play chess almost black out drunk, it is easier than you might expect, but definitely nowhere close to being a good idea lol
I can imagine. But I guess that much talent doesn't even quit when your blacking out :D
I wish Tal was my drinking buddy lol
It’s somewhat true, as Soviet players were the best trained in openings and end games, so Americans would need to create imbalances and play sharp lines to have a chance. Tal was obviously an exception.
What about Spassky, Shirov, Topalov, and Kasparov then (granted, some of them reached their hey day after the fall of the USSR)? Tal wasn't really an exception, it's just a weird myth that doesn't make that much sense. The US back then had like one guy, Bobby Fisher, that's more of an exception than anything.
It's only true for many Soviet players because historically, they're simply better chess players. I'm saying that for Americans to have a chance against Soviets, they needed to play inaccuracies and create wilder positions. I'm not saying Americans are actually more creative in chess, but rather that they need to play less solid moves to have a chance, which is pretty accurately shown in the show.