Author: Graham Banks
Date: 19:07:29 11/20/05
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On November 20, 2005 at 21:17:33, A. Steen wrote: >>A chess friend of mine in NZ, Ortvin Sarapu, won the NZ Championship on 20 >>different occasions. He also represented NZ in the Interzonals where he had the >>privilege to lock horns with Fischer. >>What made Ortvin different from other top players in NZ was that he was always >>happy to talk and socialise with the "patzers". He was not aloof and distant as >>many of the top players tended to be. It was below their status to talk chess >>with those inferior to themselves. >>I think that the old maxim that people will respect those who respect them holds >>true in most cases. >>Not a sermon, just a reflection! (and certainly not intended to cause trouble!) > >Reflectively, how did Sarapu respond when a patzer told him, without any >provided justification, that his analysis of a position was "Nonsense" and that >a super-GM's move was "Nonsense"? > >Did he correct the patzer by way of clear examples on the chessboard? Yes, Sarapu was always happy to show variations on the chessboard to demonstrate why a patser's idea was wrong. He always did this in a friendly manner. This is what made him so popular. >Or did he walk away with a smile? > >Or did he agree with the patzer, leaving him as ignorant as before? > >When you have reflected on the answer to this, you will have perhaps found why >no really strong chess players participate here on www.talkchess.com (one or teo >anonymice excepted), even though today surely all really strong chess players >have some chess computer experience and many have a growing interest. > >I believe I have done no wrong. My response was proportionate to the offensive >remark, and was objective, instructive and chessical. If GM Kasimdzhanov could >be persuaded to come here, I would have left it in his capable hands instead to >instruct. Fair enough. I can understand your annoyance at the strong remark. Mind you, I must be honest and admit that I don't know who you are! Please excuse my ignorance. On that note, just noticed my own profile was blank. Don't know why as I did have it filled in. Oh well! >>I still appreciated your analysis of the game very much. Thank you for sharing >>your expertise and I hope that you will continue to do so! >> >>Regards, Graham. > >Surely so! I have a thick skin. And of course I reserve every right for my >analysis to, on occasion, be "Nonsense". This time (by sheer chance, of course - >is that enough false modesty for now?) it was not. :) > >Best, > >A.S. Strong players should always be welcomed here without a doubt, in the same way that computer chess program authors should be. Regards, Graham.
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