Rich Hutnik wrote:
Part of the idea for the doubling cube is to resolve the draw issue.
A larger framework issue for the question is one about how do you
make chess more appealing for people to watch over television, so
that the game would grow in popularity. There is currently, I
believe, a chess match that is going for $1.5 million in prize money
to the winner. These stakes should draw more media attention than
it is. Are the games being televised?

Dude, draws are not the reason that chess is not popular on TV. Chess
is not popular on TV because absolutely nothing happens for fifteen
minutes or more at a time and, then when something does eventually
happen, you need extensive training to understand its significance.


Ok, I will start another thread with this more general question. It
is, why should poker get such TV coverage and chess not?

Because something actually happens in poker.


Dave.

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