Enter Your Reply The Comment You're Replying To M Winther wrote on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 06:21 AM UTC:There is no greater waste of time than to develop theory for chess variants that hardly anyone plays. It would be a great waste even when it concerns Fide-chess. This activity should be a peripheral pastime in one's life. People should try to find some better outlet for their intellectual energy than developing theory for chess variants. They could read a good intellectual book, for instance, or make something useful of their energy. The creativity involved in inventing a variant is another thing because it is a form of mandala creation. It fulfils a psychological function. But to try to turn this into a serious science is a waste of life. /Mats Edit Form You may not post a new comment, because ItemID Proliferation does not match any item.