Author: Larry S. Tamarkin
Date: 19:02:09 10/30/98
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Hi again Fernando: Actually, I'm not a 'fan' of the Waitzkin family ever since I did diagram's for the young lads book, and at a cut rate too, & did not even receive a book credit for it! - But enough of old, hard memerories of betrayel, I'm returning to NY for all of the fun (and because at this point I've run out of funds to live here), and challange that awaits me there. I was only using Waitzkin & Shaked as broad generalizations for the point I was trying to draw, which is that it is better when one's parents support your life choice (my father, especially didn't, & that still hurts), and that is usaully helped by a culture's embracing of that art or sport or whatever. That's why of course in America, we have hundred's of star Baseball player, & Basketball player's, and leagues where even the AAA can 'get by'. And also why chess (IMHO), could be set for a major explosion here. There are surely more scholastic tournaments then at any previous time in history, and with computer's and the Internet coming into everyone's home, I'm cautiously optimistic about the future. (Well, at least as a scholastic chess teacher:)) What you say is certainly what I meant also - it would not be good for anyone to be reincarnated as a 'cooked-genius' like Kamsky, but rather just as someone who finding the thing they love to do, would be 'lucky' enough also to have the family life that supports those dreams. May I say a word of kindness toward my Mom, who has always been their for me & still is. And again, I appologize to anyone reading in this chess club, who thinks that one's personel life should never filter in. mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! On October 30, 1998 at 19:51:52, Fernando Villegas wrote: >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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