tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post5658875784328492672..comments2024-01-30T06:59:13.486+11:00Comments on Lousy@Chess: Ratings And Ramblingstanchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-29189292174140161822008-03-07T23:23:00.000+11:002008-03-07T23:23:00.000+11:00mark: thanks for the suggestion! my local library ...mark: thanks for the suggestion! my local library stocks it so it should be on my next to-read list pretty soon. i'll definitely give the book a whirl. cheers.tanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-69618176346454145792008-03-06T07:32:00.000+11:002008-03-06T07:32:00.000+11:00I can suggest one thing that may help you and that...I can suggest one thing that may help you and that is get a copy of Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich" and read it a few times. You'll benefit from it and if you follow it's advice you should be able to overcome your psychological block against these opponents, because that is all it is.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662844340026704657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-59995345764772773022008-03-05T11:26:00.000+11:002008-03-05T11:26:00.000+11:00wang: that's an excellent suggestion. i will defin...wang: that's an excellent suggestion. i will definitely pay more attention and follow your suggestion and work out my weakness in this aspect. thank you.<BR/><BR/>polly: yup, but i wouldn't want to call the players at my club "king kongs" less they get the wrong idea. some chess players at my club have rather thin skins. :)tanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-26590322527471193952008-03-04T10:01:00.000+11:002008-03-04T10:01:00.000+11:00If you go through my blog, you'll see frquent refe...If you go through my blog, you'll see frquent references to my encounters with "King Kong". Some pople just get our number, and sometimes our player reflects the psychological impact that the player has on us. When it started with "King Kong" he was only 1100. Now he's over 1800 and my rating has stayed the same.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13747958243702670987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-40307173447180567672008-03-03T17:24:00.000+11:002008-03-03T17:24:00.000+11:00LEP is right. Sometimes it just happens that way....LEP is right. Sometimes it just happens that way. Othertimes They might have a repertoire that gets them into positions that they are really really familiar with. Analyze the games and see if you notice any similarities.wanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810798413949148423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-28484406105897284512008-03-03T16:15:00.000+11:002008-03-03T16:15:00.000+11:00LEP: I think you're probably right on the money. T...LEP: I think you're probably right on the money. The funny thing was that I can handle both open and closed positions, it's just that some of the players have a mysterious knack for knowing how to cause me grief over the board.<BR/><BR/>Shane: Hi Shane! Kinda surprised to see ya here. Thanks very much for the well wishes. You did pretty good too for your rapid games. I see Bill has updated the ratings on the ACF page and you've moved up a couple of points as well. Congrats!tanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10248501580728956514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-70493109056198768762008-03-03T15:07:00.000+11:002008-03-03T15:07:00.000+11:00Congrats mate on your performance in the rapid. No...Congrats mate on your performance in the rapid. No shame in any of the results that didn't go your way.<BR/><BR/>ShaneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8084619245099614590.post-22010553593993111362008-03-03T06:43:00.000+11:002008-03-03T06:43:00.000+11:00At my old club, we discussed the "Archenemy Syndro...At my old club, we discussed the "Archenemy Syndrome". After a certain point, psychology does play a role, but until then it might simply be a matter of playing style. Maybe the types of positions you tend to get into, the opponent is particularly talented at handling or has seen a lot before.<BR/><BR/>There are class A players which I can beat half the time, and others I won't get a point against. Besides stylistic differences, sometimes the explanation is simply "That just how things happened."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com