Article: 7063 of rec.games.chess.misc Xref: info rec.games.chess.misc:7063 rec.games.chess.analysis:1842 rec.games.chess.computer:3042 Newsgroups: rec.games.chess.misc,rec.games.chess.analysis,rec.games.chess.computer Path: info!dregis From: dregis@exeter.ac.uk (David Regis=) Subject: [Taking advice only from IMs] Message-ID: Organization: University of Exeter, UK. References: <31131C2E.6F1D@netvision.net.il> <4f5qgg$5j2@news.microsoft.com> <4f6oij$181@cloner4.netcom.com> Date: Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:50:51 GMT In article <4f6oij$181@cloner4.netcom.com> themagus@ix.netcom.com (Quinn Hubbard ) writes: > >I don't think you reall deserve any sort of "respect" as a chess player >until you a seriously contending for an IM title. How often I witness >Expert, A, B and even C players puffing themselves up with importance, >pointing out opening theory or correct endgame play to mere mortals, >you know? 1. If a C player sees a question posted to which they know the answer, I see nothing wrong in them replying. The only thing that could be a problem is if they don't know their limitations, but I haven't seen that as much of a problem. 2. It seems obvious to me that experts can help A players, and indeed A players can help A players. We discuss things after team games in the club all the time; this is just a public way of doing that. What's your beef? May be even IM contenders can learn things from posts by inferior players. 3. If mere mortals had to wait for an IM to post an answer there would be no traffic on r.g.c.* It never occurred to me to think, I wonder if the r.g.c FAQ is written by an IM, if not I'd better ignore it... D -- Dave Regis &8^D* | _ | (D.Regis@exeter.ac.uk) SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT | / "()/~ | Exeter University School of Education | || \_/| | "The truth is rarely pure Tel: (01392)264726/264722, Fax 264761 | ~\ / | and never simple" Heavitree Road EXETER Devon EX1 2LU | _|||__ | -- WILDE From info!dregis Thu Feb 8 12:18:23 GMT 1996