Loved this article. Playing chess for over 15 years, BW for 13, avid historian of both, it really warmed the cockles of my heart to see this comparison. Of course a few liberties were taken here and there, but the parallels drawn made up for it and more.

As for everyone wondering about the rating graphs: http://mengsk.com/ratings/bw.

TORTOISE

United States515 Posts

October 01 2011 02:35 GMT

#102

<3 the continued BW luv

dudecrush

Canada418 Posts

October 01 2011 02:39 GMT

#103

Really well done. The parallels are amazing.

DisaFear

Australia4074 Posts

October 01 2011 02:44 GMT

#104

That was interesting, looks like there's more to chess than I though haha

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50898 Posts

October 01 2011 02:54 GMT

#105

Amazingly well done.Completely enjoyed the read.

itkovian

United States1763 Posts

October 01 2011 03:09 GMT

#106

Being both a chess fan and a starcraft fan, I really enjoyed this read. Thanks!
This actually makes me want to start playing chess again... but then I remember how stressful it is trying to decide on a move...

ticktack

United Arab Emirates874 Posts

October 01 2011 03:12 GMT

#107

Whoa. Thaw was a really awesome read!

United States6173 Posts

October 01 2011 03:21 GMT

#108

I hope BW never dies.

fant0m

964 Posts

October 01 2011 03:42 GMT

#109

Hearing about Bobby Fischer always makes me sad.

T_T The movie too, one of the best movies I've seen.

Air2gear

177 Posts

October 01 2011 03:43 GMT

#110

That was pretty awesome to read, got into chess recently and this made me smile.

PopcornColonel

United States769 Posts

October 01 2011 03:48 GMT

#111

Dear god... This was amazing.

A great read.

Brett

Australia3822 Posts

October 01 2011 04:15 GMT

#112

Fuck, that's a lot of information!

Thanks for a v.nice article.

ComaDose

Canada10357 Posts

October 01 2011 04:50 GMT

#113

This was amazing and hilarious!
thank you.
I've always said broodwar is kind of like chess where you can move as many pieces as you want as fast as you can and the boards are all different and play a big part of the game and you have to scout what your opponent is doing.

rebuffering

Canada2436 Posts

October 01 2011 05:14 GMT

#114

man your a godamn hero! amazing post and a must read for starcraft and/or chess fans! thanks for the effort!

Cow

Canada1104 Posts

October 01 2011 05:20 GMT

#115

Fantastic read. Never followed the chess scene, but drawing the similarities between BW and Chess definitely helped me get an idea of what competitive chess must've been like over the past decade+.

nbaker

United States1341 Posts

October 01 2011 05:55 GMT

#116

Really cool article--thank you for writing it. I loved all the parallels you were able to find in these two areas of competition.

It strikes me how compressed everything is in Broodwar compared to chess. You mentioned people who were the best for a period of time twice as long as Broodwar has existed. I wish that somehow BW will become truly timeless, to the point where these first 10+ years can be summed up in a brief introduction to the days of competitive broodwar.

rift

1819 Posts

October 01 2011 06:05 GMT

#117

I ghave to know how you made the elo graphs..

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

October 01 2011 06:12 GMT

#118

kickass article

a9arnn

United States1537 Posts

October 01 2011 06:35 GMT

#119

Wow that was a great writeup! I'm surprised you managed to get a lot of comparisons like that, really interesting read

Sadistx

Zimbabwe5568 Posts

October 01 2011 06:42 GMT

#120

The monumental effort this required and the amazing writeup deserve a goddamn star.
You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Although I do not actively play chess, I did whoop most of my peers in casual games in high school, and do passionately read bios and game recaps of greatest players.

Especially enjoyed reading up on the new bonjwas