Author: chandler yergin
Date: 02:05:08 05/23/05
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On May 23, 2005 at 01:10:00, Darrel Briley wrote: >On May 22, 2005 at 23:34:54, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On May 22, 2005 at 23:17:55, Darrel Briley wrote: >> >>>On May 22, 2005 at 03:56:43, chandler yergin wrote: >>> >>>>On May 21, 2005 at 21:06:21, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 21, 2005 at 13:10:11, chandler yergin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On May 21, 2005 at 03:41:19, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On May 21, 2005 at 03:13:00, chandler yergin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 20:42:14, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 19:50:00, chandler yergin wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 18:42:57, Daniel Pineo wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 03:45:37, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>On May 20, 2005 at 03:21:34, jefkaan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>On May 19, 2005 at 14:01:43, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>> >>>> >>>>Fine, then stop 'asserting' Chess is a Draw! >>>>It's foolish! >>> >>>It seems some of the strongest players of all time stated that chess was >>>essentially a draw (Lasker, Capablanca etc.) I think that among the strongest >>>players it's an accepted fact. >> >>Well, it's NOT! The most recent Tournaments prove it! >> >> They could literally (barring the occasional >>>human error) draw every game. >> >>No, they couldn't! >> >>> But, lucky for us, their opponents either make a >>>mistake, or they themselves press in an attempt to win, introducing both winning >>>and losing chances. >>> >>>But, as you seem to know better than the great champions, I'll leave you to >>>believe whatever you wish to believe. :o) >> >>THe 3 time World Correspondence Champion Sanakoev said, >>"There is NO Opening that could not be played better." >>But ... I'll leave you to believe in any stupid thing you want. > >And an opening being played better has WHAT to do with the subject being >discussed? What is the subject being discussed? That Chess with perfect play is a Draw? It cannot be proven. That is my point! In fact, assuming the statement "There is NO Opening that could not >be played better" is true, it completely affirms the points I'd made in my post, >in that both sides could in fact play better, and in so doing, would increase >the chances for a draw. > >It is an accepted premise among strong players that you cannot win without a >mistake from your opponent; whether that mistake is due to oversight, lack of >knowledge, or over-pressing in an attempt to win, is in the end, irrelevant. > >Irregarless, I do want to thank you for helping me make my point. > >But in future, for the sake of your being able to make an effective, logical >argument, I'd advise you to go back to school and take some logic and critical >thinking classes. The fact that you're constantly making personal attacks on >anyone you don't agree with shows that you lack the facility for making a >reasoned argument. Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true >strategy for people who have a case that is weak. That's really unfortunate, >but unless you're stupid, closeminded, or a bitter old man too set in his ways >to learn, and to change, it's a short-coming that can be overcome. I don't >believe you're stupid. I wish you all the best of luck. Thanks! Yeah, I'm old and cranky, I've paid my dues, and I won't put up with the nonsense & Crap from these kids. I will not let Ignorance, go unchallenged!
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