Mark Thompson wrote on Thu, Apr 20, 2006 01:10 AM EDT:
'Chess Master/Grand Masters will never accept a new game that takes away
their book opening knowledge advantage.'
No, I wouldn't expect them to; they have too much invested in their study
of openings. But if I'm optimistic about the future of Chesslike games,
it's from hoping that the next generation, who haven't become Chess
experts, might be attracted to CV's.