wrote:
Yes, I am big patzer: I saw 22.Nxg7 in game 2--just misevaluated the
position, and I'm not sure what possessed me to play ...Rd3 in game 3
(other than a feeling that I had to do _something_). But that's not
the funny I'm talking about.

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. **** happens.

Intellectually, I don't feel any differently about Sam Sloan and his
general effect on the dysfunctionality of USCF politics than I did
yesterday.

Emotionally, it's harder to hate a person after having played chess
with him.

It takes a big man to admit that, Bill. (And I don't mean that in an
Eddie Haskel sort of way, either.) Even in the case of someone like
Sloan. Chess has a way of "humanizing" even the most bitter rivalry
and endearing your opponent to you, if only a little bit. I respect
you for saying so.

Regards,

Matt