Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 16:51:52 10/30/98
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On October 30, 1998 at 18:57:42, Larry S. Tamarkin wrote: >Hi Fernando: Actually, I have thought on this a lot in the last few months as I >become ready to relocate back to NY. > >I'm leaving my Beautiful girlfriend here (with her mother Victoria, Holly can >join me later, perhaps), because I discoverd that I love this game more then >anything else. I earned a living previously teaching chess in NY schools and >hope to do so again. I haven't developed the same conections here as I had >(have?) there. The infrastruction for chess teaching in NY is at a much greater >level then here in Seattle. And most importantly the great chess clubs, >player's, personalities & Chess software stores! (ICD Chess), are not presant >here. > >I don't know about selling chess lessons on the Internet. I don't pressume my >self strong enough (or knowledgable), enough about it (yet), to try that, just >now. > >So it is not just chess improvement I am seeking in my future. But if it were >inprovement alone I were seeking, I doubt I'd make much progress, as I subscribe >to the theory that, once you reach a certain level at a particuler age, thats it >- your not going much further. > >Best would be to be reincarnated as a young child with an interest in chess and >very supportive parents who encourage your development and take you to all the >chess tournaments, wherever the location. Who knows how many potential Josh >Waitzkin's or Tal Shaked's are 'out there' who never actually get the chance to >'shine' in chess, because its not considered in our culture in the same esteme >as Baseball, Football, or even Bowling! In fact the movie about Waitskin shocked me a lot. I considered his father a complete idiot precisely for stealing his kid all real life and real learning for the sake of what is, finally, a game. If I had the oportunity to choose for you a reincarnation, i would reincarnate you like an intelligent boy as surely you already was, open to all the things of this world, specially music and arts, and not shaped as cooked-genius, a wizard of the violin or whatever. Fernando, the reincarnator... > >Nevertheless, forgive me the personnal stuff above, I still have the dream of >becomming a much better chess player than I am now! Like my favoright movie, >'Joe versus the Vocano', "There may still be time, use it well". And I advise >anyone trying to accomplish some life dream to plunge right in, with out worring >too much on the cost of accomplishing it. > >mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! > > > > >On October 30, 1998 at 11:18:03, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Hi Larry: >>I wonder if you could give a course right here, in the Internet, throught email >>or maybe here in CCC, with some kind of password for those that payed the bill >>:-) >>I have some of the programs for teaching chess, but even if they are good- and >>they are- the problem, as ever happens with this kind of autolearning devices, >>is that you cannot develop the necesary discipline and normally the tutorial >>programs is bladly missused or under used-. You need a profesor, a guy that is >>payed to put you into the task, a guy capable of looking your game and see the >>real mishaps of your playing, where your weakness are, etc. >>I know these courses already exist, but I do not know the guys as I know you :-) >>through this forum. I would be interested if the case arrived. Give a think at >>it... Would be good for you and perhaps a new area for CCC to develop. >>Fernando
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