Chess Superpower

[Serjik]

Re: Chess Superpower

Yes we should be proud of our chess players but for the right reasons.

Stop being silly bro. Your seeing ghosts. This has nothing to do with our oligarchs. Armenia oligarchs actually encourage sports in Armenia. China and India and Russia and America have more chess players than the entire population of Armenia and the Armenian diaspora combined. The Chinese, Israelis, Ukrainians and Russians in particular put a lot of effort in chess and sports of various styles. Yet a little poor Armenia has world class chess players and world class boxers and world class weight lifters and world class wrestlers. We also have many many many world class artists. So sorry to burst your Amerikana fluff about corruption and democracy in Armenia but this conversation is all about genetics and our genetics gives us our intellect and our pysical strength. Like I said GO ARMENIA!

[ninetoyadome]

Re: Chess Superpower

Aronian didnt play against Egypt, the coach gave him the day off. Movsesian took first seat and the new comer was 19 year old Robert Hovhannisyan who is Armenia's champion in 2011.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Yinzhou Cup 2011 World ChessTeam Championship
Organizers FIDE & Chinese Chess Association
Date 2011/07/17 to 2011/07/26


Standings after round 7 --- 2 rounds left

Rk. Team Score
1 Armenia 12
2 China 9
3 Ukraine 9
4 Russia 8
5 Hungary 8
6 USA 8
7 Azerbaijan 6
8 India 5
9 Israel 5
10 Egypt 0


Our team is three points ahead of the rest.

Asonishing results!!! Triumphal play; the best word to describe it.

http://ningbo2011.fide.com/tourview/show-10.html

Congratulations to all our team members!!!
You make us feel proud.

[Federate]

Re: Chess Superpower

Azerbaijan is next. The road to the gold passes through the polluted lungs of Radjabov and company. Onward!

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Yinzhou Cup 2011 World ChessTeam Championship
Organizers FIDE & Chinese Chess Association
Date 2011/07/17 to 2011/07/26


Standings after round 8 --- 1 rounds left

Rk. Team Score
1 Armenia 13
2 China 11
3 Ukraine 11
4 Russia 10
5 Hungary 10
6 USA 8
7 Azerbaijan 7
8 India 5
9 Israel 5
10 Egypt 0

http://ningbo2011.fide.com/tourview/show-10.html

The last game is with Ukraine.

Congratulations to all our team members!!!
You make us feel proud.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Yinzhou Cup 2011 World ChessTeam Championship
Organizers FIDE & Chinese Chess Association
Date 2011/07/17 to 2011/07/26


Standings after round 9

Rk. Team Score
1 Armenia 14
2 China 13
3 Ukraine 12
4 Russia 10
...
Etc.

Armenia is the champion!!!!!!!!!
The two smallest nations; Armenia and China took first places!!!

Armenia - Ukraine 2 - 2
http://ningbo2011.fide.com/tourview/show-10.html

Congratulations to all our team members!!!
You make us feel proud.

[Joseph]

Re: Chess Superpower

Yinzhou Cup 2011 World ChessTeam Championship
Organizers FIDE & Chinese Chess Association
Date 2011/07/17 to 2011/07/26


Standings after round 9

Rk. Team Score
1 Armenia 14
2 China 13
3 Ukraine 12
4 Russia 10
...
Etc.

Armenia is the champion!!!!!!!!!
The two smallest nations; Armenia and China took first places!!!

Armenia - Ukraine 2 - 2
http://ningbo2011.fide.com/tourview/show-10.html

Congratulations to all our team members!!!
You make us feel proud.

Armenia is the winner...again!!!!

[ara87]

Re: Chess Superpower

Other than the fact that we got to beat Azerbaijan, I don't see what the big deal about chess is.

Sure I can play and think it's a great game, but it's not really a sport, and as far as making you a more logical thinker goes, it might help a little bit, but academic subjects like math and sciences like chemistry or physics are better choices.

And as for making you more strategic, playing team sports or even a simulated war game where you are in charge of sending and commanding troops would make you a better strategist.

[Armanen]

Re: Chess Superpower

Other than the fact that we got to beat Azerbaijan, I don't see what the big deal about chess is.

Sure I can play and think it's a great game, but it's not really a sport, and as far as making you a more logical thinker goes, it might help a little bit, but academic subjects like math and sciences like chemistry or physics are better choices.

And as for making you more strategic, playing team sports or even a simulated war game where you are in charge of sending and commanding troops would make you a better strategist.

You have no clue what you are talking about.

[ara87]

Re: Chess Superpower

You have no clue what you are talking about.

Chess isn't a sport. Sports involve athletics.

Learing how to solve and balance equations in subjects like algebra, calculus, chemistry, etc help you develop logical thinking more than chess.

Playing team sports, games like capture the flag, or even some tactical video games are better equipped to teach you strategy than chess, because even though they all have a set of their own rules there are more variables you have to face.


Chess also can become easy if you train long enough and have the proper resources, many famous players are still using known opening and defense strategies that have been around for centuries.

If you really want a board game that teaches people strategy, critical analysis, logic, etc, than look up the ancient game of "Go" (aka, "weiqi") it's much more stratiegic than chess, infact it wasn't up untill the past few years that a computer could beat a live person at it, and even then it doesn't win every time.