21 Nov 08
On Polgar's blog some of those loudmouths look familiar especially the guy who says at the risk of getting banned :-
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2008/11/aronian-women-cannot-play-chess.html
I maybe even banned from this website for what I am about to write. Let me start with this: Aronian is right....
21 Nov 08
Originally posted by Fat LadyThat's irrelevant, she was 7th at one point i seem to remember. She might be past her best (i know she took time out to have kids! How many GM's have this sort of forced absence?) but in her day she could beat anyone in the World, Kasparov included!
She's down to #27 now. More than ten eighties kids above her and three born in 1990!
21 Nov 08
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Originally posted by Marinkatomb"Yes well anyone with a brain can see Polgar is in the top 10 in the World. What a dumbass!"
That's irrelevant, she was 7th at one point i seem to remember. She might be past her best (i know she took time out to have kids! How many GM's have this sort of forced absence?) but in her day she could beat anyone in the World, Kasparov included!
Last time I checked "is" refers to the present, thus pointing out that she is not currently in the top ten is hardly irrelevant. Polgar, like almost everyone else in the World, had a terrible record against Kasparov, and I believe she only ever beat him in one rapidplay game.
22 Nov 08
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Originally posted by PalynkaHaha! To be at that level, I'm guessing that their time must be narrowly focused on chess. It is thus not surprising that ignorant comments are sometimes made. This does not mean that they are not extremely intelligent, in at least several aspects. Playing at the 2200 level is already incredibly difficult but it can hardly compare to the astronomical 2700 level. For a game wholly of the mind, it's certain that at a certain point, the differences are more than just a result of training.
Hopefully we can now bury the myth that great chess players have to be particularly intelligent.
On the other hand, the discussion is by no means settled and it would be silly to label Aronian as just an ignorant fool. It's obvious that Judith Polgar can play at the highest levels, but this does not mean that women on average are equally capable in chess. I am inclined to think that women are equally capable even on average but this is no more than a guess. Either way, it shouldn't change anything. They should be encouraged and have full opportunity to play, just like their male counterparts.