tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717777103822174037.post7285970680426670542..comments2023-10-23T11:21:34.833-07:00Comments on 2010 Chess Odyssey: DEAR RAYMONDIlhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13899200592563128575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717777103822174037.post-19703020980619562302011-06-26T18:39:44.160-07:002011-06-26T18:39:44.160-07:00Yes. Let it be a contest of ideas and systems in a...Yes. Let it be a contest of ideas and systems in an open and healthy manner. Sabotage is not the way forward.Raymond Siewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365430395857434429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717777103822174037.post-57176681601570873252011-06-24T17:15:39.397-07:002011-06-24T17:15:39.397-07:00Dear Raymond/Abdooss,
Lets find strength in our di...Dear Raymond/Abdooss,<br />Lets find strength in our diversity (of opinions/backgrounds/roles/ideas)Ilhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899200592563128575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717777103822174037.post-70694842783285865862011-06-23T21:29:46.277-07:002011-06-23T21:29:46.277-07:00Ilham (& Raymond),
The clash of ideas against...Ilham (& Raymond),<br /><br />The clash of ideas against Tarrasch's dogmatism created the Hypermoden systems.<br /><br />Chess (and the rest of us) benefited from input of different ideas (my point).. :)abdoosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00939366552163815306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5717777103822174037.post-88435520290403378142011-06-23T18:57:25.376-07:002011-06-23T18:57:25.376-07:00My pleasure Ilham, I too enjoy your tongue in chee...My pleasure Ilham, I too enjoy your tongue in cheek articles. Anyway to very quickly cover some of your comments above, let me first say that the comment that opening is 60% of winning was quoted from GM Ziaur. I believe he is talking about real opponents of the same level or higher and not rybka. Against lower level opponents I find that almost all openings will work against them. :)<br /><br />Code of conduct is important if we want our chess to move to the next level. There is too much destructive behaviour in our chess community today. Even if it is just to enforce the FIDE handbook. We need to decide here. If we want our chess to remain at the hobby level then lets not pressurise the kids to perform for medals. If we want medals then lets do something to upgrade ourselves.<br /><br />Thank you for your response. All my best.Raymond Siewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365430395857434429noreply@blogger.com