I've recently read a very interesting book, a real cult for generations prior to mine: it is the mythical Homo Ludens Huizinga with which the Dutch sociologist (but why the Dutch have often impossible these names? Kannifeterstan !!!*) propagandized the fascinating thesis that humans have always played the game the dominant values \u200b\u200bof their social models of belonging . On that assumption, so we understood that chess and GO could not fail to originate from warrior societies, and capitalism and the twentieth century could only produce the Risk and Monopoly! As you might guess, in short, the book is certainly intriguing and full of ideas, perhaps not very suitable for reading under the umbrella, but certainly recommended for those who do not like the "usual" letture.Detto this, I can not deny that busy idleness among the pages of the text that I raised a question interesting and relevant, aiming to understand the adaptability of the chess game warrior and thus inherently oligarchical tendency, to the logic of the current mass society. The question, really, is not as idle as it might appear, because such a review has obvious economic benefits, as they know the houses pruduttrici of chess software, tournament organizers and chess players of the same profession, ie the elite that, over time, it was greatly expanded by creating a select few connoisseurs and many derelict misfits.
The answer, in fact, it is simple, and deserves a much larger space than I have available in this blog.Sintetizzando, however, I can say that while the amateur game is actually a best seller, at the cost of mangle rules with ease child, the higher levels are actually heritage of a minority, a kind of niche that publishers and producers of specialized products propinano more refined with a frequency impressionante.Che say of the tournament organizers? Knowing full well that they can not benefit from television and the resulting advertising revenue, they strives to maintain a circuit of races that, worldwide, serves as a showcase for talented elite war machines and an array of peons, though infinitely less numerous than those who haunts the football field or swimming pools in the suburbs. So, to put it bluntly, the so-called "market chess" is a cake too small to be divided among all those who would attend the banquet, so that, between them "professionals" are not just those who must make do with the crumbs in a state of semi-existential deprivation and degradation (examples because I do not suppose you need it).
course, as the market has its own laws, the logical response that you are given many in the chess world is easy to understand: to broaden the base, broaden the mass attacked (but ugly term!), expanding the potential audience ... what a pity that some of them end up forgetting that the market, in addition to its rules, has natural limits that would dissuade all by itself to subject the logic of mere profit, changing the 'essence of things and creating authentic forcing. To be clear, I will say that a course of chess is not an aerobics class and a book of chess is not a fitness magazine, because the motivations that drive people to "buy" such " consumer goods "are obviously very different. But if they are very different motivations, which can not be proportionally different catchment areas and also the potential consequences, both in terms of market that of profit.
Just between us, sorry to talk about chess in these terms and with such content, but the rest is not doing hard-core back to the reason that all those who profess to look at chess, both competitive and training, such a practical resource, even at the cost of exploiting our old game and the ethical values \u200b\u200bof which is infused for a mere matter of soldi.Peccato that they have missed a detail, perhaps secondary, so-called "chickens", chess scacioni that marketing is just a "mass attack" could also choose to be second or third national life so as not to become the subject of this strange market and become (Paraphrasing a funny film) in "Chicken Run" from clubs and tournaments, perhaps to take refuge in the den of online gaming.
I know, it would be unfortunate and damaging to the environment ... and all the professionals from 4 money should then pay the bill: indeed, "they" know that the law admits of no exceptions marketing ...
