Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 11:21:33 08/20/99
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On August 19, 1999 at 22:42:05, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On August 19, 1999 at 21:27:50, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>Name one GM player that would play another GM in a real game, and not call >>"flag" when the flag falls. This isn't a 'sportsmanship' issue. Because >>'sportsmanship' has _nothing_ to do with violating specific rules and letting >>that pass... > >we have a different point of view of >sportsmanship and fairness and "violating specific rules" whatever this >sentence means. >i have seen ed playing against a polgar sister. i do not remember >it accurate, but i guess rebel was better and polgar had >less time and he offered a draw. It was Sofia, and it surprised the heck out of her, since she thought she was lost. It is nice to be friendly but it's possible to do this to excess during a game. It is permitted when one is better to make one's opponent work for the draw. There comes a point when to continue is nothing but an expression of contempt, but I think that most operators should be more aggressive and worry a little less about this. >i have seen this behaviour also somewhere else. >maybe i see chess more like kortschnoi does: more like an art than like >the way YOU define sports. for me winning is not the important thing. >for me the game is the important thing. >i am watching soccer not to see somebody win but to see 90 minutes >interesting match. even better if it is a fair match. >we have a different point of view. i think they are not compatible. >hm. >what do you think is the reason chris and i (also my friend uli) >has this point of view and you and others have your point of view ? >any ideas ? I'd rather deal with chess than with flagging, and the best way to achieve this is for the opponent not to spoil the game by overstepping the time limit. I've always thought that was a wimpy way to lose. bruce
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