Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 06:11:05 08/26/00
Congratulations to Shredder/Stefan on a great result! I'm a bit disappointed to see so much discussion involving words like "luck" and "what if". The tournament was setup, it was played out, and the points were added up... Shredder won fair and square. We can all consider how it may have been different if "this thing had been different" or "that move hadn't been played" or "this move had been played"... But that's the way it did happen. In order to win a game of chess, you do not have to be winning from move one and never be in danger of losing. Chess is often about making mistakes, losing an advantage, fighting back, taking advantage of your opponent's mistakes... As a chess player myself, I discourage the concept of "I should have won". The only players who *should* have won are those that *did* win. The final result is all that matters. Despite saying this, I appreciate that we all like to look back and reflect on possible improvements. Of course we do, as lots can be learned from looking at what happened in this tournament. So, there's nothing wrong with "postmortem" discussions with views to future improvements and changes, but let's not take anything away from what has already happened... it was a great event and a worthy result for the winner. Gordon
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