Neal,
Life is short. The choice on how to pursue it is one of personal taste.
If one continues to perpetuate evil and spitefulness, then the world is
more hateful and spiteful. Nothing in the original post was directed
at or about you yet you chose to attack. Such actions destroy your
credibility with mature adults and do little to give a positive
impression to parents who may wish to encourage their children to
pursue the game. Please measure your posts impacts upon your
credibility prior to submitting.
Happy Holidays!
Rob
The Historian wrote:
Chess One wrote:
I am pleased to note that my Chessville colleague Prof. Nagesh Havanur has
reviewed an article in the very good Quarterly for Chess History, issue #3,
1999, editor Dr.Vlastimil Fiala.
He makes interesting comments on editors generally, especially of their
technical limitations, but also offers the relevance to the game of factors
which do not appear in the game score. This issue of the Review was
principally on Steinitz, but also noted Laskers early, middle and late
attitude to the Old Chess.
Here he writes about Lasker's shock when confronted with the American genius
Harry Pillsbury - also providing a fully annotated game.
"What was most surprising to all was Pillsbury's extreme coolness.
During the first few moves his face seemed to express almost indifference to
his opponent's strength and he made his play with a languid, deliberate ease
that astonished the spectators."
He also offers a fully annotated Steinitz Lasker from Montreal 1894, the
complex 16th game.
Much credit is given to Dr. Fiala who unearthed quite a few unknown games of
Steinitz and Lasker - and also an explanation for other chess historians and
sleuths of how they were obtained.
http://www.chessville.com/reviews/QCH19993.htm
Phil Innes
The reviewer's comments on Fiala's article reminded me of a monkey
examining a watch. The kindest remark I can make about the review is
that it's just the sort of stuff that would fit next to the
semi-literate "Parrot" droppings Chessvile offers each week.