I dunno Wether IT was more exciting but you gotta See that there wasn't much Other to do for Entertainment unlike today they Had No TV , Internet and all that. So for Entertainment ( apart from watching the ocassional hanging ( yes that was realy done for Entertainment)) you would Play/ watch Board games
Were chess more exciting back then? Or not?
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Today’s chess is more exciting for the average viewer because technology better allows us to appreciate the greatness. In the days of Karpov v Kasparov you didn’t have the likes of Hikaru and Levi making the games intellectually accessible. That said, the style of play was probably more aggressive and interesting, if less accurate.
I feel like it was more exciting then
Definitely during the Bobby Fischer era.
It's a bit like modern day football & VAR , with handballs & drives + the $$$$$$$, I think chess engine helped / to take the magic out of the game .
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As we can see, in the world-class chess tournaments, most of the games of players with similiar rank (for example: Caruana and Giri) are ending with a draw. This could be caused by:
- new chess openings and new variants,
- the fact that you can check them in chess computers anytime,
- and, in result, that you will better know how to react in different situations on the board.
Back then, for example in 19th century, there was just a group of better players.
And, the chess were more offensive: more sacrifices, attacks etc.
(but there also were more blunders)
What do you think?
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Note: Sorry if my English isn't perfect.