I may be totally old-fashioned for feeling so, but as far as I am concerned,
the only "real" chess is over-the-board, a clock next to it, with an initial
time control of two hours.

I agree with you one hundred percent!! Thats the one true way to play. Sure
it's nice to play online. As a matter of fact a guy I played with years ago, I
met at an otb tournament today. We were talking about the same thing. He told
me "You never know who or what you're playing on the net." Which is absolutely
true. People like to have the computer make moves for them so they can pretend
they're grandmasters. Not everyone does this, but they're out there. Then you
have the other faction that just wants to play 2 and 5 minute games. What is
the point of a 2 minute chess game? I like playing at LEAST G/45 and even
longer when I do play online. But if given a preference, otb all the way.


Regards,
Jeff