Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Review of chess titans game::What Happens If in Chess a King Can Not Move except into ...







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               There               are               twenty-two               athletes               sprinting               with               a               blur               of               athleticism.

The               starting               eleven               on               each               side               exhibit               why               they               are               some               of               the               highest               paid               (and               watched)               athletes               in               the               world.

The               moments               of               adrenaline-pumping               action               unfold               in               dramatic               flair               and               excitement.

The               stadium               is               a               festival               of               jubilant               cheers               and               sporting               of               team               colors.

When               the               battle               between               athletic               titans               comes               to               an               end,               the               winning               side               never               tasted               a               victory               so               sweet;               the               defeated               fill               with               an               anguish               of               the               lost               opportunity,               often               with               salty               tears               on               their               faces.

This               is               the               sport               of               football               --               this               is               the               sport               that               Americans               call               soccer.
               Now,               just               like               many               of               you               skeptics               out               there,               I               never               understood               why               anybody               in               the               United               States               would               willingly               watch               soccer               when               we               have               football,               or               what               other               nations               call               American               Football.

American               Football               (football               for               the               rest               of               the               article)               has               violent               hitting,               stars               that               children               aspire               to               be,               a               chess-like               strategy,               and               rose               to               prominence               through               the               idea               of               the               blue-collar               American               worker.

Beginning               to               gain               momentum               in               the               1970s               as               the               sport               of               America,               slowly               overtaking               baseball               as               "America's               Pastime,"               football               has               shown               no               sign               of               playing               second               fiddle               to               any               other               sport.

Well,               that               is               until               recently,               but               I               will               get               back               to               that               in               a               due               course               --
               Coming               from               Western               Pennsylvania,               you               will               be               hard               pressed               to               find               a               region               in               this               country               more               "blue-collar"               than               the               steel               belt.

This               is               the               area               of               the               Polish               miners,               the               German               steel               worker,               the               Italian               butcher,               the               Irish               laborer.

This               is               the               area               of               the               classic               European               immigrant               who               came               to               this               great               land               and               through               hard               work,               made               a               better               life               for               their               children.

These               are               the               people               who               looked               to               the               gridiron               to               see               heroes               like               Lambert,               Blanda,               and               Namath               lead               their               teams               every               Sunday.

These               are               the               people               who               sent               their               children               to               college,               becoming               the               first               from               their               lineage               to               receive               an               advanced               degree.

While               many               of               these               children               have               entered               white-collar               society,               they               continue               to               carry               the               weight               of               growing               up               in               a               blue-collar               household.

Football               carries               a               certain               nostalgia               of               sitting               on               the               couch               with               your               father               and               uncle               as               snow               began               to               pile               up               outside,               with               the               smell               of               log               burning               in               the               fireplace.

That               nostalgia               will               never               die,               nor               will               it               ever               be               replaced.

That               is               rightfully               so.

Now,               this               first               generation               of               white-collar               workers               are               having               their               own               children,               who               are               beginning               to               play               soccer               in               record               numbers.

Still,               soccer               is               seen               as               just               that:               a               sport               for               children.
               In               this               blue-collar               society,               soccer               and               football               have               a               distinct               rivalry.

I               played               football               for               eleven               years               and               remember               arguing               with               soccer               players               about               which               sport               was               "better."               I               was               not               alone               that               saw               soccer               as,               "a               sport               of               the               yuppie,               one               to               be               played               by               Europeans,               suburbanites,               and               anyone               else               who               was               afraid               of               a               real               man's               sport."               Conversely,               these               yuppies               argued               back               stating,               "Soccer               is               the               most               popular               sport               in               the               world.

And,               football               is               nothing               but               barbaric               as               idiots               hit               heads               against               one               another."               Nobody               would               ever               truly               win               these               arguments,               though               both               sides               would               walk               away               frustrated               yet               filled               with               a               false               sense               of               superiority.

What               we               failed               to               understand               during               these               heated               discussions               was               that               each               sport               is               its               own.

We               failed               to               take               football               or               soccer               for               what               it               is.

The               same               principle               applies               to               one's               preference               between               grilled               salmon               or               steak.

Both               can               be               exceptional               cuts               of               meat.

Both               have               a               myriad               of               ways               to               prepare               and               cook.

Yet,               to               argue               one               is               better               than               the               other               takes               only               an               individual's               perspective               and               tastes               without               understanding               that               both               are               equally               tasty,               albeit               very               different               in               flavor.

If               you               take               a               bite               of               fresh               Alaskan               Salmon               and               wished               it               was               New               York               Strip,               you               fail               to               appreciate               the               salmon.

If               you               are               watching               soccer               wishing               it               was               football,               you               will               miss               the               subtle               flavors               that               make               this               international               sport               great.
               Now,               many               of               the               folks               in               this               country               make               many               of               the               same               arguments.

For               one,               people               say               the               game               is               too               slow               and               not               enough               action.

While               there               are               indeed               long               periods               between               goals,               sometimes               going               two               full               hours               of               play               with               a               0-0               tie,               this               can               add               to               the               excitement.

In               the               NBA,               a               combined               final               score               over               250               points               is               not               a               rarity.

Offenses               in               the               NFL,               and               now               officiating,               now               favor               explosive               quarterbacks               like               Peyton               Manning               and               Tom               Brady               throwing               dozens               of               touchdowns               every               season.

Scoring               is               exciting.

However,               our               society               has               developed               into               one               with               an               undiagnosed               form               of               attention               deficit               disorder               when               it               comes               to               entertainment.

We               have               become               so               accustomed               to               the               era               of               Michael               Bay               explosions               and               sex               appeal               in               our               movies               that               we               fail               to               catch               the               everyday               moments               of               excellence               in               an               actor's               performance.

In               sports,               we               care               only               about               those               moments               of               scoring,               not               about               the               athleticism               on               display               for               our               enjoyment.

Yes,               soccer               is               a               low-scoring               sport.

However,               the               90               minutes               of               athleticism               is               something               of               subtle               beauty.

And               when               a               team               does               score,               it               is               something               of               pure               excitement.

A               goal               means               so               much               more               to               a               player,               to               a               team,               and               to               the               fans               when               it               is               something               special.
               Another               problem               people               have               is               "stoppage               time."               For               those               of               you               completely               unfamiliar               with               the               sport,               soccer               has               a               continuous               clock.

The               teams               play               for               45               minutes,               take               a               15               minute               break               for               halftime,               and               play               for               another               45               minutes.

If               an               injury               occurs,               the               referee               does               his               or               her               best               to               keep               track               of               lost               time,               only               to               tack               on               the               cumulative               total               to               the               end               of               the               half.

While               in               ways               it               would               be               more               accurate               and               make               sense               to               stop               the               clock,               the               current               rule               system               allows               for               a               couple               of               things               very               foreign               to               American               sports.

First               and               foremost,               there               are               no               commercials               during               the               half.

That               also               means               there               are               no               "TV               Timeouts."               Have               we               reached               a               point               in               our               society               that               we               cannot               watch               an               event               for               45               minutes               straight               without               taking               a               break               to               go               to               the               refrigerator               for               more               bean               dip?

Further,               the               final               two               minutes               of               a               football               game               can               drag               on               for               a               half               an               hour               depending               on               time-outs,               commercial               breaks,               booth               reviews,               and               whatever               else               might               come               up.

In               soccer,               once               the               90th               minute               rolls               around,               the               referee               announces               the               stoppage               time.

From               this               point,               the               game               will               last               that               length               of               time.

If               it               is               four               minutes,               the               match               will               end               in               four               minutes.

The               second               thing               about               stoppage               time               is               that               it               can               add               an               unbelievable               amount               of               tension,               excitement,               and               heartache               to               the               match.

If               you               doubt               this,               just               watch               Landon               Donovan's               91st               minute               goal               needed               to               advance               the               United               States               into               the               final               16               of               the               World               Cup               in               South               Africa.
               (If               the               above               video               did               not               excite               you,               see               what               fans               all               over               the               world               experienced               at               that               moment)
               An               additional               grievance               people               have               in               the               United               States               is               that               it               is               unnatural,               even               inhuman               to               exclude               the               use               of               hands               in               a               sport.

I               made               this               same               argument               to               a               friend               of               mine               in               college.

He               played               soccer               as               long               as               I               had               played               football.

"How               can               you               even               call               it               a               sport               if               you               take               away               a               human's               greatest               gift:               OUR               HANDS!"               I               stated               with               a               level               of               credulousness.

Paul               replied,               "That's               one               of               the               beautiful               things               about               this               sport.

You               have               to               play               it               without               one               of               your               greatest               tools.

Now               THAT               requires               athleticism."               I               stood               there,               dumfounded               and               without               being               able               to               counter               his               statement.

Would               I               consider               wheelchair               basketball               any               less               of               a               sport               because               the               athletes               cannot               use               their               legs?

What               about               offensive               linemen               in               football?

They               are               not               allowed               to               use               their               hands               except               as               blunt               force               objects               as               "holding"               is               against               the               rules.

How               could               I               consider               soccer               any               less               of               a               sport               that               challenges               its               athletes               in               such               a               way?
               Another               gripe               from               Americans               is               born               from               the               confusion               of               the               leagues.

This               takes               some               time               to               understand.

However,               if               you               are               able               to               differentiate               which               leagues               are               the               best               in               their               respective               country,               you               can               begin               to               appreciate               what               it               means               to               be               in               the               top               competition.

In               the               United               States,               it               is               easy               to               determine               which               football               or               basketball               teams               are               the               best               in               the               country.

They               are               the               ones               in               the               NFL               or               NBA.

Pretty               simple,               right?

Soccer               leagues               in               nations               throughout               the               world               tend               to               have               multiple               tiers,               much               like               baseball               in               the               United               States               has               the               MLB               and               various               farm               leagues.

One               major               difference               in               soccer               is               the               mobility               of               teams.

Let               us               use               the               English               leagues               as               an               example.

The               Barclay's               Premier               League               is               comprised               of               the               twenty               best               teams               in               England.

Right               below               that               is               the               Football               League               Championship               (football               in               this               sense               is               soccer).

Now,               the               worst               three               teams               in               Barclay's               Premier               get               demoted               to               the               Football               League               Championships               while               the               top               two               (and               teams               three               through               six               compete               for               the               third               slot)               are               eligible               for               promotion               to               Barclay's               Premier.

Similar               set-ups               are               in               each               subsequent               league,               thus               allowing               for               complete               mobility               among               the               teams.

Now,               having               grown               up               and               lived               in               Western               Pennsylvania,               by               default               I               am               a               Pirates               fan.

I               use               the               term               "fan"               very               lightly               largely               because               they               have               not               had               a               winning               season               in               the               last               19               years.

The               owners               have               figured               out               a               way               to               maximize               profits,               which               just               so               happens               to               be               through               losing.

If               baseball               had               the               same               mobility,               that               would               allow               teams               like               the               Columbus               Clippers               and               Tacoma               Rainiers               to               have               the               chance               to               move               from               their               AAA               Baseball               Championship               into               the               Major               Leagues,               and               force               teams               like               the               Pittsburgh               Pirates               into               either               trying               to               compete               each               year,               or               be               forced               into               the               second               tier               of               baseball.

This               league               set-up               would               force               better               competition               at               all               levels.

This               ensures               that               soccer               matches               maintain               the               highest               levels               of               competition               and               effort               on               all               levels.
               As               I               argued               with               people               in               both               high               school               and               college               about               how               soccer               is               for               Europeans               and               suburbanites,               while               true               to               an               extent,               this               stereotype               largely               ignores               a               basic               fact.

Soccer               is               played               by               all               nations               of               the               world.

It               is               the               only               team               sport               where               practice               does               not               require               any               other               equipment               besides               a               ball.

Poor               children               in               the               streets               of               Nairobi,               Bangkok,               or               Lima               are               able               to               work               on               the               same               basic               skills               for               success               as               the               wealthy               children               of               Berlin,               New               York,               or               London.

While               soccer               in               the               United               States               is               still               perceived               to               be               largely               a               game               played               by               suburbanites               domestically               and               European               juggernauts               such               as               Germany,               Italy,               Spain,               and               others               have               enjoyed               years               of               dominance               on               the               global               scene,               soccer               is               the               only               sport               where               money               and               population               size               do               not               equate               to               victory.

As               of               May               2011,               the               FIFA               Rankings               for               the               world's               most               populous               countries               are               the               United               States               (24th),               China               (75th),               Indonesia               (132nd),               and               India               (147th)               respectively.

There               are               203               national               teams               in               FIFA.

On               the               flip               side,               Slovenia               has               a               population               of               a               little               more               than               two               million               people,               just               a               little               more               than               the               city               of               Philadelphia.

They               are               currently               ranked               21st               overall.

This               leads               me               to               my               final               point               --
               People               in               the               United               States               have               a               distinct               level               of               pride.

As               a               nation,               we               generally               view               ourselves               as               a               beacon               of               light               for               the               world.

We               are               the               white               city               on               the               hill               for               which               many               others               aspire               to               be.

We               have               the               most               powerful               military               in               the               history               of               the               world.

We               helped               those               "ungrateful               Europeans"               out               of               war               twice               in               the               last               century.

Like               Charlie               Sheen,               we               are               used               to               "Winning!"               For               Americans,               it               is               hard               to               get               behind               a               team               that               lost               two               consecutive               World               Cup               matches               to               Ghana.

It               is               hard               for               Americans               to               unify               and               cheer               for               a               team               that,               while               still               among               the               best               in               the               world,               fall               far               short               of               being               one               of               the               elite               nations.

It               feels               un-American               to               not               be               dominating               this               sport               as               well.

Our               men's               national               team               struggles               against               these               elite               teams,               having               to               play               a               counter-strike               strategy               relying               more               on               a               breakaway               instead               of               controlling               the               game               (now,               this               is               not               the               case               with               our               women's               national               team               as               they               have               never               finished               worse               than               third               in               a               World               Cup.

Let               us               hope               this               trend               does               not               stop               as               the               face               a               tough               Brazilian               team               on               Saturday).
               Yet,               what               is               more               American?

What               is               more               reflective               of               the               history               of               this               great               nation               and               its               great               people               than               having               to               work               hard               against               all               odds               to               get               ahead?

What               is               more               blue-collar               than               that?

And               in               this               time               of               uncertain               collective               labor               agreements               for               the               NFL               and               NBA,               where               both               leagues               greedily               fight               over               the               record               profits               between               players               and               owners,               why               not               embrace               the               athletes               who               are               most               blue-collared               in               this               country?

While               teams               like               Barcelona,               Manchester               United,               Chelsea,               and               Real               Madrid               are               some               of               the               most               expensive               franchises               in               the               world,               soccer               in               the               United               States               has               something               to               prove.

Players               in               the               MLS               need               to               roll               up               their               sleeves,               put               on               their               hard               hats,               and               get               to               work.

Fans               in               this               great               country,               let               us               get               behind               our               two               national               teams,               and               make               United               States               soccer               a               force               to               reckon               with.






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