whats special about your chess

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Everyone has something about there chess-playing style or knowledge or even achievement that sets them apart from the ratig peers and I wanted to know what you think yours might be ?

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I play best when I've had a few drinksWink

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ChristianSoldier007 wrote:

my knowledge of chess exceeds my actual strength. Thats why my goals arent to become the world's best (IM is my playing strength goal) but to become a commentator/teacher

Whatever the field, respected teachers have achieved something in the field they're teaching.

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trysts wrote:

I play best when I've had a few drinks

so does Blackburne

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bguigz wrote:
Whatever the field, respected teachers have achieved something in the field they're teaching.

I suspect that's why they're respected.

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chessmaster102 wrote:
trysts wrote:

I play best when I've had a few drinks

so does Blackburne

He plays tournaments while drinking?

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ChristianSoldier007 wrote:

my knowledge of chess exceeds my actual strength. 

That's a strange one alright...

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AndyClifton wrote:
ChristianSoldier007 wrote:

my knowledge of chess exceeds my actual strength. 

That's a strange one alright...

That's the problem with those objective measures, like Elo rating.  They don't take into account the player's intent, nor his self-charcterization. Subjective, self-defined measures are clearly much more appropriate.

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Metastable wrote:
AndyClifton wrote:
ChristianSoldier007 wrote:

my knowledge of chess exceeds my actual strength. 

That's a strange one alright...

That's the problem with those objective measures, like Elo rating.  They don't take into account the player's intent, nor his self-charcterization. Subjective, self-defined measures are clearly much more appropriate.

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trysts wrote:
chessmaster102 wrote:
trysts wrote:

I play best when I've had a few drinks

so does Blackburne

He plays tournaments while drinking?

he did when he was alive.

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chessmaster102 wrote:
trysts wrote:
chessmaster102 wrote:
trysts wrote:

I play best when I've had a few drinks

so does Blackburne

He plays tournaments while drinking?

he did when he was alive.

You made it sound like he was still aliveLaughing

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I would say that there is absolutely nothing special about my chess game. I am a crappy/mediocre player who makes a lot errors due to ignorance and laziness. I suspect that many people who have something 'special' about their game are probably going to have more in common with my style than they want to admit.

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I don't use common openings, just the alekhine and reti and so on are mine. I also don't use my clock, I move relatively fast when playing OTB not even paying attention to my own time.