im hoping to keep my nose above 1400...and aimingfor 1500 on chess.com
but i will never be a grandmaster in chess. i want to be grandcook!
How many here actually believe?
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Jan 30, 2011
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#84
Rob625 wrote:
Crazychessplaya wrote:
Not I!
"Not me!" is correct.
- Teacher
I have a book entitled Woe is I that dispels a lot of those old nonsense rules of grammar. I wish my English teachers had had it when I was in school. It would have saved me from learning all of those worthless rules that made no sense whatsoever.
But as far as proper grammar is concerned in these threads goes, if one can be understood that all that counts. We are here for chess and not grammar. I used to be so concerned about how people talked concerning grammar, but now I am happy if people just communicate with me. That is particularly true when it comes to relating things about chess.
Jan 30, 2011
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#85
woodshover wrote:
DC-poc wrote:
woodshover wrote:
It'll be a mirical if I ever make 1300 on Chess.com.
Meh, I'm sure you'll make 1300 this year. :)
There are some people on here who have played thousands of turn-based games, and are still rated below 1200.
And they may not care, because they are playing for the sheer fun of playing.
Jan 30, 2011
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#86
SimonSeirup wrote:
I believe i will become GM.
Me. too! A General Menace on the chess board.
Jan 30, 2011
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#87
uhohspaghettio wrote:
ivandh wrote:
So it helps to be a man then eh? In that case I'm well on my way!
It's because women can't kick as hard under the table.
You don't know my wife's ability, or you wouldn't say that. But usually I deserve it.
Jan 30, 2011
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#88
woodshover wrote:
Ronald Reagan always got those types of sentences wrong, sayng things like "They were very nice to my wife and I". In that case you determine whether to say "I" or "me" based on how you would say it if you were the only one in the sentence. They were very nice to me (not they were very nice to I), so the proper form is They were very nice to my wife and me.
Nice lesson.
What helped me with such problems was to rewrite the sentence leaving out the word wife. I wouldn't say, "They were very nice to I."
Jan 30, 2011
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#89
woodshover wrote:
I agree with Orangehonda, and others who have the common sense to realize it takes work AND talent.
The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours of study is a talent. - Garry Kasparov
Jan 30, 2011
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#90
KyleJRM wrote:
What people often misunderstand about chess is that it's not about accumulated knowledge, it's about acquired skill.
You can't just memorize a bunch of rules about how to play in various positions, no matter the source, and be at that level. It's about training your mind to recognize patterns in certain ways.
The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess - and in business and in life in general - is not trusting their instincts enough. - Garry Kasparov
A bold prediction: Yes.
Obviously awaiting relentless discouragement, but I've started to notice some GM in me, just that for now the terrible inconsistency is keeping me below master at this point. But it's only my 3rd year of serious tournament chess, and my discipline to work out the weak areas of my game and always be focused, I think will rapidly raise the consistency of my play, and this should really add up with decades of hard work.
I actually found myself disagreeing a lot with two NMs on chess.com TV about the plans in one of those italian game structures (white c3 d3 e4; black d6 e5); I may lose to them still, but I think it's a good piece of the puzzle to understand certain things that they don't; the actual application of this understanding I'm working on and have been constantly.
Anyway, as said just a bold prediction; we'll see how it goes. In any case it won't matter so much to me, as long as I am enjoying the game, but I'm not going to discourage myself just because that's what most people feel they have to do to not get disappointed. I certainly wouldn't be if I didn't succeed.
Kacparov wrote:
heal GM woodshover
hurt GM unospaghettio
+1
Elubas wrote:
A bold prediction: Yes.
Obviously awaiting relentless discouragement, but I've started to notice some GM in me, just that for now the terrible inconsistency is keeping me below master at this point. But it's only my 3rd year of serious tournament chess, and my discipline to work out the weak areas of my game and always be focused, I think will rapidly raise the consistency of my play, and this should really add up with decades of hard work.
I actually found myself disagreeing a lot with two NMs on chess.com TV about the plans in one of those italian game structures (white c3 d3 e4; black d6 e5); I may lose to them still, but I think it's a good piece of the puzzle to understand certain things that they don't; the actual application of this understanding I'm working on and have been constantly.
Anyway, as said just a bold prediction; we'll see how it goes. In any case it won't matter so much to me, as long as I am enjoying the game, but I'm not going to discourage myself just because that's what most people feel they have to do to not get disappointed. I certainly wouldn't be if I didn't succeed.
I wouldn't throw discouragement your way, you're still young enough (and good enough), so you're allowed to continue to hope :) It wouldn't be surprising to see your rating continue to rise at a steady rate. Of course it would take hard work, but even with hard work I won't ever be a GM. Not saving myself the disappointment, but as you get older you realize there are certain things you can't accomplish anymore :)
Jan 30, 2011
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#94
Estragon wrote:
I don't even see myself buying a GM.
Maybe a Ford, though.
LOL... too funny
Thanks orangehonda, though you're not so old yourself!
Yeah, I'm pretty young, and I still hope/plan on improving. It's not my main goal or anything though. I'm thinking about around 200 more points in the next 5 or so years would be nice and seems completely possible.
Elubas, when I started reading your posts here, I thought you were in your 30s abouts. I was kinda shocked to discover your age.
Atos wrote:
Elubas, when I started reading your posts here, I thought you were in your 30s abouts. I was kinda shocked to discover your age.
I thought he was older too when I first joined. That Kacparov guy was another surprising one, not because he was titled or anything but his posts seemed mature.
Actually with Kacparov I sensed pretty quickly that he was a teen, not sure why but I did.
I think a more realistic question is "Do you ever see yourself beating a grandmaster?" I think anyone rated over 2000 has some small chance of causing an upset in a one-off game. I've come close a couple of times but not done it yet.