I AM THE CHESS MASTER

Please, don't feed the troll guys

[sarcasm]Oh no! You really scared me now! You're certainly right; should your brother be an official here, then he will certainly ban me! I made such rude comments, while you were just trying to be nice! What a horrible person I must be! Shame on me![/sarcasm]

What will you report me for? That I'm trying to educate you? I just care about your future!

Please don't report me! Especially not to erik! He knows I'm rude, and one more complaint to him about me will certainly get me banned! Oh no, now I just told you that erik would ban me! Now you WILL report me to erik! Oh my, I am dumb!

Aww I was just having some fun but ok I'll drop it now.

HAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAH I AM THE MASTER

Alright young man. We can see that you have (and I say this in all kindness) the ego to be a mastermind at what ever you set your mind to. However, Let me pass on some wisdom from the world of rock and roll; 

I've been a professional guitar player for over two and one half decades and I've learned a few things:

One: No Matter how good you are, there is someone better out there. This is fine because knowing this allows us to work harder at improving our art. Deciding that your the best will only stunt your professional growth since you'll think that pratice isn't neccessary since you're unstoppable. I am not the world's greatest guitarist, but I still manage to put out CDs that get good reviews and and sell out shows. I do studio work with guys that I worshiped as a kid. People call me to come in and do work with them. Why, if I'm not the best of the best? I'm good at what I do (you don't have to be the best in the world). This brings me to point two:

The  men and women who  survive year after year, as oppossed to being "one hit wonders," in the music business are the people who realize that thinking outside of the boc and constant work (practice) are required to go the distance. I know where my strengths lie, after decades of playing and working on those strengths (working even harder on my weaknesses), and capitalize on those strengths . This brings me to point three:

It takes many, many years to know where your strengths and weaknesses lie. You need a great deal of time under your belt and this only comes with age and acquiring the wisdom that (hopefully) goes with it.

As a final note, ego can be a good thing if kept in check and if kept well balanced.Trust me when I say that no one likes an egotistical player (no matter how good your game is). Pulling a Bobby Fischer has already been done (many times and done best by Mr. Fischer himself). Remember, if you great profess to be the best, to be brilliant and to be the King of the board, you have to be able to back it up. Chess and music share a number of similarities. I don't profess to be a great chess player, far from it. However, not being a great player allows me to learn and allows me to enjoy that learning process. A word of advice, be careful when issuing statements regardering your greatness, because in the game of chess (and in the game of music), someone will challange you to your throne. Read some Roman history and you'll see what happens to those who challange with the weaker of swords. Today's word for the morning: Humble. I won't ding you for the typos, but communication is the first skill to master when making stunning statements about yourself! Remember H-U-M-B-L-E!!