Too good for us?

Originally posted by excalibur 8
That is precisely my point; to play someone much better will teach you something, and I would not reject an invitation to play just because he or she is rated much lower than me. Is ratings the be all and end all of chess? I hope not.🙂

sometimes it's a case of big downside (the loss of rating points) versus small upside (if the much higher rated player wins he was 'supposed to' anyway and gets hardly any rating points)

some people play that way. I'll accept a challenge from any rating though...

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Nevertheless, the higher rated player is not obligated to teach chess to those who are 400+ points below him, and it's ridiculous to accuse someone of arrogance just because he wants a competitive game of chess.

The point of the rating system is to work out who will give you a competitive game, and who won't. If you're 400+ points below someone, chances are, you won't.

Originally posted by excalibur 8
... and how do you know he wouldn't get a competitive game; now that smacks of arrogance.

Originally posted by wormwood
you must be kidding. a 1700 doesn't get any kind of competition from a 1200, it just doesn't happen.

a 1300 once took my criticism of another 1300's game as arrogance, and wanted to show me what's what. we played 8 games and he lost every single one. while it was kind of fun to play instructive games, I can't say that I had any competition. I was around 1550 then. it's not arrogance, it's just the way it is.

My rating is below 1200 and I am working to have it improved. Never the less, I recently played a game against some one with a rating of 1705. I think that I provided good competition. I even won

Originally posted by excalibur 8
Never accused anyone of arrogance, maybe an inflated ego, and how do you know he wouldn't get a competitive game; now that smacks of arrogance.

Originally posted by Rolland
My rating is below 1200 and I am working to have it improved. Never the less, I recently played a game against some one with a rating of 1705. I think that I provided good competition. I even won

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
And how exactly is arrogance different from having an inflated ego?

The odds of getting a competitive game from a player rated 400 points lower are extremely slim. That's not arrogance, it's statistics.

Once I beat a GM...







....in a simul...





.....a timed simul...




...15 minutes TC....





....with 30 participants....




...yeah ok it was rather meaningless 😛

Originally posted by wormwood
nah, I'm finally moving next week if I get transportation. and my ISP says it'll take 2-4 weeks to move the connection. when I subscribed, they said 6 and it took 8, so it might be longer again. -I'm also thinking about changing ISP to one that would deliver within days, but on the other hand I wouldn't want to lose my email adress. I've had the same one for 8 years. it seems I'm in a zugzwang.

Originally posted by Gorgar
Once I beat a GM...







....in a simul...





.....a timed simul...




...15 minutes TC....





....with 30 participants....




...yeah ok it was rather meaningless 😛

Okay, I have read and appreciate all comments on this subject, and take them on board. Thank you for trying to enlighten me.

Originally posted by excalibur 8
Just challenged 'alekk' who won't accept a challenge below 1550 rating.
Has ego anything to do with it?