Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 04:59:41 09/11/00
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On September 10, 2000 at 19:27:18, stuart taylor wrote: >On September 10, 2000 at 01:19:54, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On September 09, 2000 at 19:01:20, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>I was fearing something like that but did not dare to ask openly. >>>>> >>>>>I really hope you are in good health. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Christophe >>>Thank you!, Christophe, but I didn't ever mean such serious implications. >> >> >>OK! :) >> >> >> >>>>He is probably just getting married! Kids, dog and cat comming soon! >>>>If so, do not worry, he will be back!! >>>> >>>>Torstein >>>> >>>>( Lets hope ' right.) >>>Thanks! Really? Anyway, It could take anything up to another 11 months before >>>leaving this club completely, according to my schedule. >> >> >>Are you actually making plans to leave this place? That's something I still >>don't understand. >> >>Do you mean you are so much addicted to chess that you are trying to come off >>CCC??? >> >> >> >> Christophe >Actually, yes! If I wasn't so addicted I would come off it easily, But I wouyld >also come off it, because there are unwritten rules in my societie(s) as to what >kind of things are worthy to be done in ones spare time, or relaxation time. >e.g. and I wasn't really intending to say this, but now I will attempt to, There >is an alternative to which applies the saying, not less so than with chess, "a >sea from which a gnat can drink, and an elephant can bathe", and that is (though >perhaps only for a Jew-which made it complicated to even say)learning and >studying the talmudic heritage. And every spare moment a Jew has, when he >doesn't have to do something else, he is commanded to be busy with that. If he >doesn't want to, so no one is forcing him, but if he understands the greatness >of it, but justs needs to discipline himself, so it is irraional not to make the >little effort. And it promotes a totally giving and pure and loving personality, >which chess does not in particular. One can struggle together with chess as >well. But then one realizes that there is then no need for chess any more. But >one still needs discipline if one is addicted. > And the other alternative to use free time for is for acts of kindness, and >being of help to others. Chess can also be used like this, but it is less >direct. But all this does not apply to everyone. But to try to be a good/better >person always applies to everyone. > I also want to get remarried soon, and my society recognizes the differences >in personality and outlook, a mile off. And I also want to marry into, and fix >my future according to the right way in which I consider myself fortunate to >understand. > In short, I feel impeded by some of my addictions. But I don't feel impeded in >quite the same way by classical music,for example (though some would). >My society is even against T.V. and is rather worried about non-business use of >internet also (esp. for children [who might find themselves in the wrong >places]). > Anyway, now I've said it, in a nutshell. I don't know what everyone will think >But that's my answer.It might be misunderstood in a thousand ways. But I've >tried my best to explain. And I doubt that many people knew all this! >Best regards to all! >S.Taylor stuart i imagine you must feel a close kinship with Abita Rubinstein... who went through similiar struggle when he started out in chess... pilgrimdan >> >> >>>But since I will be >>>coming to terms with giving up chess etc. I will not want to be re-stimulated >>>again in another 10 months with a new generation of programs. Then it will be >>>much more painfull to stop everything suddenly. >>> It usually takes me a long time to get over the excitement of a new program, >>>and to explore and test it with many of my own private tests etc. >>> e.g. that famous position in which Spassky(black) plays against Larsen h5!! >>>I once let Turbo King run on infinite for over 3 weeks, and it didn't find >>>anything better than retreating the knight. It didn't even find the later rh8!! >>>after about 2 weeks either. But now, the programs are beginning to find even h5 >>>after a few hours, or less. >>>Wifes, cats, dogs, KIDS? not at this momment! >>>S.Taylor
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