tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345994069751158021.post2553797409465839761..comments2011-03-11T12:07:24.433-08:00Comments on Humanity and Chess: ??ChargingKinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120218284616627302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345994069751158021.post-53002082158603286812010-03-21T13:24:56.092-07:002010-03-21T13:24:56.092-07:00It's the definition of conservative versus pro...It's the definition of conservative versus progressive: if you already have what you want/need, why bother expending energy to alter things?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345994069751158021.post-52404014933667935502010-03-19T20:10:04.870-07:002010-03-19T20:10:04.870-07:00Nice post. Unfortunately no experts are willing to...Nice post. Unfortunately no experts are willing to stand up for anything. They feel content that they will still qualify and f%#$ the rest of us...right?<br /><br />Might equals right....ChargingKinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120218284616627302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1345994069751158021.post-60204265160845278262010-03-13T10:20:30.187-08:002010-03-13T10:20:30.187-08:00Your thoughts about this are completely valid. Whe...Your thoughts about this are completely valid. When you think about the grander scheme of things; i.e., your gradual improvement as a player when you get opportunities to play stronger and weaker players, club members with full-time jobs or who are retired and sickly, etc. etc., I hope you will agree that it serves you a long-term purpose to play the rated games and not worry about these silly little tournaments at the Reno Chess Club.<br />I actually stopped coming to the club for a few years after I grew weary of antics such as the one that is your grievance above, as well as drunken bullies and general rudeness.<br />Now that I'm a bit older and both more AND less patient (more likely to call BS on the spot and show the offender why), it seems easier to deal with this crap and just go and kick @$$ on Thursday nights. For a tournament result to be based on how hard your week was, or how drunk/sick/back at the gym your opponent was on one night, can only be eliminated statistically via playing as many rated games as possible.<br />It would be interesting if we could convince a number of players - particularly the highest-rated ones - to quit the tournament in protest. For "little" 1600 players like ourselves to do it means nothing; for some experts to join in, thus making any championship victory a hollow one, carries some weight. I can tell you from years of knowing the people involved, that this would mean nothing to the particular offender: he'll take it any way he can get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com