Bob Armstrong
06-06-2012, 01:02 AM
Posted on the Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) Facebook chess discussion group, " CCC - Chess Posts of Interest " ( http://www.facebook.com/groups/cooperativechesscoalition/ ):
CCC Discusses Chess Posts of Interest Chess Reform Generally.
Q - There are lots of chess players who complain about things in the world chess culture, but few who actually take steps to change something. Why is this so?
A One CCC member, Ken Kurkowski offered the opinion that it may be because those who have tried to change things typically ran into a brick wall of resistance I agreed people get discouraged when wanting to do what they consider the right thing in chess, and find they can make no progress. But I have found it is much the same in any field - change is suspect! Though I have found the chess culture more resistant than I have in some other fields. And in any area, the resistance to change discourages activism. But in chess, at least in Canada, in the last few years, I think it has been shown that a person can, with support, bring about change - but it takes patience and persistence. I, as a Chess Federation of Canada Governor, have had the governors in their meetings pass numbers of motions I've brought, or been associated with. But it does take hard work and a lot of volunteer hours, and I have been helped over the years by grassroots member groups, which I formed, and who wanted change the Grassroots Campaign, the Canadian Constitutional Coalition, and now the Cooperative Chess Coalition. And you need a somewhat optimistic personality - you have to believe it is possible, at least some of the times, and you can't be discouraged by failure. Our newly restructured grassroots international group, Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) will be a test - getting chess players to give constructive opinions ( not just complain ) is a challenge. We will have to see if the CCC can help bring about any reforms, after gathering support in debate on the Facebook chess discussion page, CCC Chess Posts of Interest , and national boards where CCC has reposted.
Can CCC be an agent for chess reform?
Bob Armstrong, CCC Member
CCC Discusses Chess Posts of Interest Chess Reform Generally.
Q - There are lots of chess players who complain about things in the world chess culture, but few who actually take steps to change something. Why is this so?
A One CCC member, Ken Kurkowski offered the opinion that it may be because those who have tried to change things typically ran into a brick wall of resistance I agreed people get discouraged when wanting to do what they consider the right thing in chess, and find they can make no progress. But I have found it is much the same in any field - change is suspect! Though I have found the chess culture more resistant than I have in some other fields. And in any area, the resistance to change discourages activism. But in chess, at least in Canada, in the last few years, I think it has been shown that a person can, with support, bring about change - but it takes patience and persistence. I, as a Chess Federation of Canada Governor, have had the governors in their meetings pass numbers of motions I've brought, or been associated with. But it does take hard work and a lot of volunteer hours, and I have been helped over the years by grassroots member groups, which I formed, and who wanted change the Grassroots Campaign, the Canadian Constitutional Coalition, and now the Cooperative Chess Coalition. And you need a somewhat optimistic personality - you have to believe it is possible, at least some of the times, and you can't be discouraged by failure. Our newly restructured grassroots international group, Cooperative Chess Coalition ( CCC ) will be a test - getting chess players to give constructive opinions ( not just complain ) is a challenge. We will have to see if the CCC can help bring about any reforms, after gathering support in debate on the Facebook chess discussion page, CCC Chess Posts of Interest , and national boards where CCC has reposted.
Can CCC be an agent for chess reform?
Bob Armstrong, CCC Member