Nick wrote (2 Feb 2006 15:31:08 -0800):

Chess ... was invented in Asia. ... My
implied comment about the *non-European
origins of chess* was intended to help point
out the inappropriate nature of ... 'European
chess'.

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If "European chess" was a reference to the origins
of chess, then Nick's comment would have some
validity. Since it is not a reference to the origins
of chess, it seems to me that it has no validity.

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Nick wrote (2 Feb 2006 15:31:08 -0800):

I regard Louis Blair's term, 'European chess',
as *inappropriate*. It's ethnocentric at best,
and it may be perceived as having somewhat
racist connotations.

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In a discussion of the multiple versions of chess,
it seems to me that singling out one of them to
be referred to as simply "chess" could also be
perceived as ethnocentric, etc.

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Nick wrote (2 Feb 2006 15:31:08 -0800):

Anand is not a European. ... Again, what I
wrote was intended to help point out the
inappropriate nature of Louis Blair's
preferred term 'European chess'.

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If "European chess" was a reference to the
exclusive location of top players, then Nick's
comment would have some validity. Since it
is not a reference to the exclusive location of
top players, it seems to me that it has no
validity.

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Nick wrote (2 Feb 2006 15:31:08 -0800):

I made a polite suggestion to Louis Blair, who
has decided to construe it as an attempt to
"decree how (he) 'should' write".

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"We should also refer to ..." - Nick
(1 Feb 2006 17:39:25 -0800)
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"I do not see Nick as having any authority
to decree how I 'should' write." - Louis
Blair (2 Feb 2006 06:52:35 -0800)

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Nick wrote (2 Feb 2006 15:31:08 -0800):

I am noting that Louis Blair apparently insists
on using ...

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"I will consider these suggestions ..."
- Louis Blair (2 Feb 2006 06:52:35 -0800)