Author: Uri Blass
Date: 00:52:55 05/15/02
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On May 15, 2002 at 03:42:10, José Carlos wrote: >On May 15, 2002 at 01:11:23, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On May 15, 2002 at 00:52:20, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On May 14, 2002 at 20:13:17, Keith Ian Price wrote: >>> >>>>"I have a PhD in psychology. I specialize in 'cognitive' and >>>>'cognitive/behaviorism'. A loss of concentration is due to being tired, >>>>fatigued or exhausted or stress by definition." >>>> >>>>He said it was due to stress (pressure), not to being tired. You don't seem to >>>>be disagreeing in your statement (note the words "or stress" that you added). >>>>Therefore, Mogens and Martin were right, and you were wrong when you made the >>>>following statement: "A loss of concentration is "tired" or "exhausted", that is >>>>a psychological fact." >>>>Also, the disrespect began with your statement, "As usual Mogen, you are wrong:" >>>> >>>>I don't find anyone on this board to be "ususally" wrong. >>>> >>>>kp >>> >>> >>>Mogen started the disrespect. >>> >>>He could say he disagree but saying that there is no evidence in the text for >>>his claim is wrong. >>> >>>losing concentration is some evidence for being tired. >>> >>>You can claim that it is not a convincing evidence because it can be result of >>>other things but I agree with the interpretation that smirin was tired. >>> >>>Smirin never thought that the computers were weak so I see no reason for him to >>>lose concentration if being concentrated is something very easy for him to do. >>> >>>People who are more tired find it more hard to concentrate. >>>It does not mean that it is impossible for them to concentrate so saying that >>>smirin did not concentrate because of wrong evauation of the position as easy >>>draw may be correct but it is only one of the reasons. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I can add that losing concentration was not the only evidence >> >>"Well, even though we played only four games per week, which helped me to pull >>myself together between the games, it wasn’t so easy psychologically. As a >>result, I lost concentration a few times during the match and it cost me at >>least 0.5 point " >> >> >>Smirin said that inspite of playing only 4 games per week he did not succeed in >>not losing concentration. >> >>It is clear that his target was to be concentrated and he did not succeed in it. >> >>What can be the reason except being tired? > > He said it and you posted it: "it wasn’t so easy psychologically". Why then do >you make another guess? I see no contradiction. Something is not easy psychologically when you are tired. When you are not tired things are more easy. I think that he would not complain about losing concentration if the games were 5 minutes/game. I do not suggest to play at that time control because inspite of the problem of losing concentration 60 10 is better than blitz for smirin. Uri
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