After reading Andrew Ooi comment regarding Harian Metro Article about chess "gambling" activities in Chow Kit by the Indonesian(Acheh), I must say that I strongly disagree with Harian Metro negative perception about the chess activities in Chow Kit. In my personal view, playing chess with money is not gambling because gambling is a game that rely almost 100% on luck but in chess the element of luck only involve maybe something around 5% only. To win a chess game you need superior chess knowledge, skills, mental and stamina. I think the writers doesn’t do his study before writing about the chess activities in Chow Kit. Probably he doesn’t know how to play chess !?
I myself have been to Chow Kit to watch the
http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/showthread.php?threadid=46527
http://www.inter-islam.org/Prohibitions/Chess.html
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