One can only hope that the Chess Life editor knows the difference between a
tournament and a match. In the January 2005 issue of the magazine - page 20 -
the following cutline appears under the photo on the page:

Vladimir Kramnik, reigning champion, studies the board in Round 12

Rounds are played in tournaments, not matches. The Kramnik-Leko match consisted
of games. It is incorrect to refer to the 12th game of the match as "Round 12."
In a contest between two individuals, the correct terminology is "game." That
term was used properly in the story by its author, Robert Huntington, an
experienced chess journalist. Unfortunately, the CL editor saw fit to use
another - albeit incorrect - term in the photo caption.

George Mirijanian

P.S. By the way, nowhere in the story, story headline [Kramnik Keeps Title vs.
Leko (yawn)] or photo caption [...reigning champion...] is the reader told what
title Kramnik keeps.

Reigning what champion? World champion? Brain Games champion? A clarification
should have been given, especially to those players new to chess. We veterans
know what's going on, but new readers needed an explanation as to what title
Kramnik keeps.

Miriling wrote:
One can only hope that the Chess Life editor knows the difference
between a tournament and a match. In the January 2005 issue of the
magazine - page 20 - the following cutline appears under the photo on
the page:

Vladimir Kramnik, reigning champion, studies the board in Round 12

Rounds are played in tournaments, not matches. The Kramnik-Leko match
consisted of games. It is incorrect to refer to the 12th game of the
match as "Round 12." In a contest between two individuals, the correct
terminology is "game."

If that's the biggest problem you can find in the latest _Chess Life_,
I'd say it sounds like a pretty good edition. I mean, really. Have you
nothing better to do with your time?


Dave.

--
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www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ romantic novel but it can't exist!

David Richerby wrote:
Miriling wrote:
One can only hope that the Chess Life editor knows the difference
between a tournament and a match. In the January 2005 issue of the
magazine - page 20 - the following cutline appears under the photo
on
the page:

Vladimir Kramnik, reigning champion, studies the board in Round 12

Rounds are played in tournaments, not matches. The Kramnik-Leko
match
consisted of games. It is incorrect to refer to the 12th game of
the
match as "Round 12." In a contest between two individuals, the
correct
terminology is "game."

If that's the biggest problem you can find in the latest _Chess
Life_,
I'd say it sounds like a pretty good edition. I mean, really. Have
you
nothing better to do with your time?


Dave.

--
David Richerby Impossible Book (TM):
it's like a
www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ romantic novel but it
can't exist!

The issue is the knowledge and competence of the editor, not what a
reader of Chess Life does with his time.

David Ames

David Richerby wrote:
Miriling wrote:
I mean, really. Have you
nothing better to do with your time?

No, he doesn't.

David Ames wrote:
David Richerby wrote:
If that's the biggest problem you can find in the latest _Chess Life_,
I'd say it sounds like a pretty good edition. I mean, really. Have
you nothing better to do with your time?

The issue is the knowledge and competence of the editor, not what a
reader of Chess Life does with his time.

Again, if the biggest deficit in his knowledge and competence is that he
occasionally uses the word `round' where `game' would be more appropriate,
I'd say he sounds like a pretty good editor. This really is a triviality.


Dave.

--
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www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~davidr/ razor-sharp blade that's made of
cheese!

Miriling wrote:
on 7 December 2004 "David Ames" replied in

(That should be 7 January 2005)


The issue is the knowledge and competence of the editor, not what a
reader of Chess Life does with his time.

Thank you, David, for seeing my point. Unfortunately, Dave R. and Neil
B., aka SpamScone, do not comprehend the issue of the knowledge and
competence of the CL editor.

I do not comprehend how the triviality under question can be seen to have
anything other than the most footling impact on the knowledge and
competence of the _Chess Life_ editor.


Dave.

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Subject: CL editor and photo cutlines

On 7 January 2005 David Richerby replied in
Message-id:


Again, if the biggest deficit in his knowledge and competence is that he
occasionally uses the word `round' where `game' would be more appropriate,
I'd say he sounds like a pretty good editor. This really is a triviality.

David Richerby


We're not talking about a word being "more appropriate." We're talking about
correctness. Accuracy should be the hallmark of a chess editor.

George Mirijanian

DON'T WORRY, GEORGE

One can only hope that the Chess Life editor knows the difference between a
tournament and a match. Miriling

We learned that the Chess Life staff won't be moving to Crossville. In about
six months or so they will be replaced.

Don't worry, George. Rest assured that you will be singing the praises of
Kalev Pehme after this gang appoints a new editor.
__________________________________________________ ______________
"FIDE has made its decision. Players who refuse to be drug tested will not be
able to play chess." -- Dr. Press, co-founder of the FIDE Medical Commission.

I stand with George on this one. People of a certain competence find
certain errors to be *glaring* and noticeable at a glance -- with no
need to spend time on them. And people of a lesser competence see
nothing wrong. Just as in chess.

On 07 Jan 2005 04:26:30 GMT, in rec.games.chess.misc, (Miriling) wrote:

One can only hope that the Chess Life editor knows the difference between a
tournament and a match. In the January 2005 issue of the magazine - page 20 -
the following cutline appears under the photo on the page:

Vladimir Kramnik, reigning champion, studies the board in Round 12

Rounds are played in tournaments, not matches. The Kramnik-Leko match consisted
of games. It is incorrect to refer to the 12th game of the match as "Round 12."
In a contest between two individuals, the correct terminology is "game." That
term was used properly in the story by its author, Robert Huntington, an
experienced chess journalist. Unfortunately, the CL editor saw fit to use
another - albeit incorrect - term in the photo caption.

George Mirijanian

P.S. By the way, nowhere in the story, story headline [Kramnik Keeps Title vs.
Leko (yawn)] or photo caption [...reigning champion...] is the reader told what
title Kramnik keeps.

Reigning what champion? World champion? Brain Games champion? A clarification
should have been given, especially to those players new to chess. We veterans
know what's going on, but new readers needed an explanation as to what title
Kramnik keeps.

would you like some cheese with that whine?