18 Jan 06
Originally posted by sonhouseThe problem is that players of the same strength are never going to show them why those moves are bad. Instead, they're countering Na3 with ...Na6! 😛
You would think after playing the same dumb moves over and over
against the same strength player would begin to show how bad they
are eventually but you see them playing almost the same game
forever, opening with a4 or h4 and knights out to a3 or h3.
You would think they would realize they could get much better results
just playing to the center but no ...[text shortened]... ey just like to have fun with
their old style of play and thats that. Learning is a dirty word.
18 Jan 06
"always leading with the queen's pawn as opposed to the king's and for no good reason, exchanging pieces for no reason at all or entering exchanges that compromise their pawn structure."
"I wonder this not just about chess but about life in general."
When have you ever wondered this when not in a chess related manner?
18 Jan 06
Originally posted by welsharnieThat's actually a perfect example of what I'm saying! Dissatisfied with the results and desiring to improve, I have not yet attempted to repeat the moves made in this game.
Looking at this game, I find it hard to see how you can make such criticisms...
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19 Jan 06
Originally posted by acedwardsYou shouldn't judge people so quickly. I know corp1131 personally, who has just moved off from 5th from bottom on the tables.
Why do some people seem to not want to learn anything about this game? Sometimes I review games of really, really low rated players and I see them doing the same stupid things over and over again. Most of them are just ignoring good form - failing to develop toward the center, always leading with the queen's pawn as opposed to the king's and for no good ...[text shortened]... e would play hundreds of chess games without making any effort to correct prior mistakes.
Yes, he is truely astoundingly bad at chess, however he is reading chemistry at oxford and is possible one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable people i have ever meet, with an IQ of 150 or so.
I suspect he has more important things to learn than chess.
20 Jan 06
Originally posted by Will EverittIn the general sense I was just talking about why people never think. I came off as being pretty harsh toward my peers but really this was the result of bottled up frustration toward the throngs of people who never EVER think about anything. Now there I go getting angry about it again...
"always leading with the queen's pawn as opposed to the king's and for no good reason, exchanging pieces for no reason at all or entering exchanges that compromise their pawn structure."
"I wonder this not just about chess but about life in general."
When have you ever wondered this when not in a chess related manner?