madvilain wrote:
RathHood wrote:
madvilain wrote:
waistman man means, waistman innit
LOL that clarifies everything.
innit
Yorkshire ppl and their language innit?
Do I have no hope?
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RathHood wrote:
madvilain wrote:
RathHood wrote:
madvilain wrote:
waistman man means, waistman innit
LOL that clarifies everything.
innit
Yorkshire ppl and their language innit?
wow!!! don't be racist innit
Thats not racist because the only race on this planet is the Human race
Mar 19, 2011
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#46
Ok this thread was about how to become a grandmaster and is it even possible for little guys like us. madvilain should start new thread and teach us some new linguistic tricks
just right off the back im going to say to the 14 year old who posted this has no hope in ever surpassing the 2000 mark he is not serious enough and only takes bullet seriously which has to be a joke.
i'm lancashire innit
also just got whooped at blitz innit
yeah but lancaster is. innit
BestBythetest do you think Business is a good major because thats what im aiming for
Everyone who responded to this post:
This was an experiment. I wanted to observe how adults, when confronted with the somewhat unachievable or difficult dreams of a child, would react. I am thoroughly disappointed with the results. I am 14, and I do play chess, but I don't play chess seriously here (perhaps this is one of the reasons). Though some of you were very encouraging (even encouraging in vain), the majority of you were quite pessimistic. Comments like "you'll never be GM, maybe NM" and "hahaha you'll never get a rating of even 1700" astounded me. It surprises me how adults, or those who claim to be, willingly shatter the obviously frail but hopeful dreams of a child. Select commenters destroyed something beautiful -- something innocent -- and they enjoyed it. This experiment has taught me a larger, and more valuable life lesson than it has taught me about chess -- a life lesson I doubt I will forget anytime soon.
May 11, 2011
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#54
Oh relax. You should just ignore these people and go pursue your dreams. Put in the work and you will see for yourself. There's no Nostradamus here who can predict how you will do. Don't waste time and energy on self doubt. You are still very young.
May 11, 2011
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#56
happyfanatic wrote:
Oh relax. You should just ignore these people and go pursue your dreams. Put in the work and you will see for yourself. There's no Nostradamus here who can predict how you will do. Don't waste time and energy on self doubt. You are still very young.
agreed.
May 11, 2011
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#57
Lelephant wrote:
Everyone who responded to this post:
This was an experiment. I wanted to observe how adults, when confronted with the somewhat unachievable or difficult dreams of a child, would react. I am thoroughly disappointed with the results. I am 14, and I do play chess, but I don't play chess seriously here (perhaps this is one of the reasons). Though some of you were very encouraging (even encouraging in vain), the majority of you were quite pessimistic. Comments like "you'll never be GM, maybe NM" and "hahaha you'll never get a rating of even 1700" astounded me. It surprises me how adults, or those who claim to be, willingly shatter the obviously frail but hopeful dreams of a child. Select commenters destroyed something beautiful -- something innocent -- and they enjoyed it. This experiment has taught me a larger, and more valuable life lesson than it has taught me about chess -- a life lesson I doubt I will forget anytime soon.
Well, you either can't add, or lied about your age. Then you conned posters into participating in your "experiment". Then you end up lecturing the posters with some pretentious nonsense about "destroying something beautiful", and "innocent", because some posters said you won't be one of the best in the world at playing chess. So you're either beginning a silly life, or you're in the middle of one
Some people tend to be pragmatic. Their view might be that it would do you more harm than good to be told white lies about your possibilities. Would you rather waste an enormous amount of time in a vain attempt to reach something way beyond your grasp, or rather use that time for something that may actually turn out to be useful for your future, or at least enjoyable? Being frank may hurt your feelings now, but it'll save you a lot of aggravation in the future.
If you like chess, then play it, by all means. But to aim for a GM title requires an immense investment of time, and almost all other GM-wannabes out there have a head start. If, at any time during your chess career, you need an objective opinion on whether your goals are realistic, then it's only prudent to ask others - people who know better, like many of the people who post here - and to take them seriously, even if their answers don't satisfy your dreams. Or, if you like, you can ignore these people and aim for the stars; just be mindful of everything that you're sacrificing, and ask yourself, "Is it worth it?"
Lelephant wrote:
This was an experiment. I wanted to observe how adults, when confronted with the somewhat unachievable or difficult dreams of a child, would react. I am thoroughly disappointed with the results. the majority of you were quite pessimistic. This experiment has taught me a larger, and more valuable life lesson than it has taught me about chess -- a life lesson I doubt I will forget anytime soon.
What a comeback kid; you presented yourself in such a way in the first post (smartly deleted). "Do I have no hope?" - literally the question you are asking in the title. Others confirmed. You only got from this thread what you wanted to get from it.
your going to blackpool!!!