George Duke wrote on Mon, Oct 6, 2008 11:57 AM EDT:
I think the way to think about the life of OrthoChess regina rabiosa is as
arithmetic progression. Think of Chaturanga-Shatranj as living from year
600 to 1500, 900 years. Then that OrthoChess mad-queen 8x8 lasts years
1500-2000. Most know it is dead, whether declared as such in 1996 or 2000
or 2016. Well, that is 500 years. The progression is 900, 500, 100 years.
Probably what Chesses emerge over the next few years will last the century
only, then themselves be supplanted. What 2 or 10 can CVPage come to
recommend for this 21st century, realizing as Hutnik says that once
defined, they have a lifetime label. // Obama said recently about McCain an individual needs to be able to concentrate on more than one thing at once. This topic is specific embodiments for Next Chesses perhaps to help Hutnik, or myself, evaluate and hierarchize.