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Posted by stendhar uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 01:29:59 play online chess	Subject: Regrets Message: Was there ever a time when you regreted that you invested so much time into chess? That you could have done better things with your time?
Posted by mattdw uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 01:42:57 play online chess	Nope. Message: Nope, I would only regret it if the time I was using meant I was neglecting family and friends. But as it stands the time I invest in chess at the moment is what I would consider free time, and any one activity that is available to me is pretty much equal in the end. I think it doesn't matter what we do as long as we don't hurt others, so why not choose something that we enjoy? There is of course the matter of doing things that help others, which could be considered a responsibility for those who are capable but I don't exactly live in a place where that is possible right now. So chess it is...and music.
Posted by daverundle uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 03:54:55 play online chess	i wish Message: I had spent a little more time on chess i had the opportunity t learn from some very strong players and although i got to a good standard with a little more discipline and effort i could have been so much better. To coin those immortal words 'i could have been a contender'!
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 11:00:49 play online chess	Not sure... Message: ...My Wargaming has been very neglected in the last 12 months... :-/
Posted by schnarre uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 11:32:57 play online chess	I Message: know the feeling ionadowman (I've sometimes compromised by making wargame miniatures into temporary chesspieces--freaks guests out!). I really do not regret the time I've put into chess! I wish I could have carried it further, whilst now I'm pretty much a has-been.
Posted by fmgaijin uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 11:40:53 play online chess	People and Places Through Chess Message: Given all of the people I have met through chess and all of the places I have visited where I would not have gone without chess, I certainly do not regret the time I put into chess. Moreover, it helped pay for my education and I have been able to connect chess with my academic work at times, so on those grounds it has actually been a plus!
Posted by wschmidt uskidscompute.com 3/15/2006 12:55:43 play online chess	Wow, great question! Message: Because of chess, I've: * 1) Had a machete held against my throat by an obvious lunatic who was trying to force me to become his "follower". * 2) Stopped playing and writing music for extended periods of time - a very dubious decision because I clearly have more musical talent than I do chess talent. * 3) Spent innumerable hours of misdirected study, mostly trying to run before I could walk. * 4) Spent a small fortune on chess books I'll never read. * 5) Made some fabulous friends both OTB and on-line. * 6) Become frustrated beyond measure at my blunders. * 7) Played some delightful games (some were wins, some were losses). * 8) Spent many hours learning about the culture, personalities and history of this amazing game. * 9) Learned how to savor a a good chess book. * 10) Finally learned to accept my limitations and enjoy the game anyway. Yes, character development through chess. Who'd a thunk it? So, the answer is.....sure there was and there still are those times. But it's been in my blood since the nineteen fifties. I always come back to it. Finding the balance is the key, the middle path.
Posted by stendhar uskidscompute.com 3/16/2006 06:59:52 play online chess	Nice responses... Message: I think fmgajin got the most out his investement, possibly because his skills are undoubtedly higher than ours. But all in all I guess that chess does tend to start friendships faster than other hobbies as it is an universal language. But my original idea is that if chess changed something in the way you think, you do certain things or respond to stimuli, are you the better person for it? Please take into consideration that I've finished reading Nabokov's "The Defense" not so long ago, so my own opinion may have been altered from reading that certain book.
Posted by ionadowman uskidscompute.com 3/16/2006 12:08:14 play online chess	schnarre... Message: ...a man after my own heart! Fantasy (Warhammer, LOTR, Epic ... ) or 'Historical'? I'm the latter myself - for a given value of 'historical'... Cheers Ion
Posted by ccmcacollister uskidscompute.com 3/16/2006 19:02:52 play online chess	No, never regretted the time spent ... Message: The regrets I do have about Chess are mainly: 1)Not having a coach, as a young player having the time, and I believe the aptitude to have gotten to and beyond Master level in otb. Rather than starting at a 777 rating and peaking at Expert decades later, after being almost completely book&self-taught. * 2) I regret that there have been people close to me who just cannot be helped to realize that a corr. Chess game with dozens of hours invested in it, can have worth & value to many other people who understand that it represents an expression of artistry when well done. * I cannot have regrets for playing, considering all the great people it has brought me to associate with ... and the creative outlet it provides. }8-)
Posted by ccmcacollister uskidscompute.com 3/16/2006 19:07:33 play online chess	PS// And of course ... Message: How could I regret my Chess play when it is responsible for meeting my wife, sugarandspice here at GK ! I would say that the game has paid off handsomely for me ...
Posted by alberlie uskidscompute.com 3/18/2006 02:59:09 play online chess	re wschmids no. 10: Message: "10) Finally learned to accept my limitations and enjoy the game anyway." On the ICC, I followed Hikaru Nakamura solve some chess problems the other day. That had the most similar effect on me. Normally, I don't consider myself as being a complete idiot but it does take me a few seconds to take in the chessboard as a whole. Not only seeing the mate threats on g7 but also acknoledgeing the bishop on a2 etc. So, that takes a few sec. But within that time, Nakamura had already solved the problem. A few mate-in-six and seven's among them. It was absolutely amazing. He was moving the pieces with a speed that I couldn't even follow the movements. It was like "here's a position, then he does something - oh, it's already mate. Whoops, that was fast." I felt more thorough beaten by just watching him solving problems than I could have by playing him a hundred blitz games and loosing all of them...
Posted by gwalchmai uskidscompute.com 3/18/2006 14:26:03 play online chess	Sadly, no. Message: The regrets are exactly the opposite way around for me. I do hope though that some day in the future I will be able to devote more of the time necessary to actually improve a little. I suppose I could devote a little bit of that time now since I'm kind of pottering around these forums procrastinating, but that would kind of defeat the point of the exercise, right?
Chess news: Previewing the world chess championship match -- The world chess championship match between champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria begins Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria. The schedule calls for a rest day after every two days of play except that there will be an additional rest day May 9, between the 11th and 12th games. If the score reaches 6-6, the players will break the tie with a series of faster games May 12. Topalov, ranked second in the world at 2805, deserves to be considered a slight favorite over Anand, fourth at 2787. However, one can imagine almost any outcome. Anand has more experience in chess matches and he plays more soundly, with better judgment, but Topalov is more ... A Showdown in Bulgaria for the World Championship -- A World Chess Championship match that begins on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria, between Viswanathan Anand of India, the titleholder, and Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria, a former chess champion, should be a treat for fans. Anand and Topalov are dynamic, and each can land a knockout blow if an opponent slips up. Both are excellent at preparing openings, so the match could come down to which of them has the fresher ideas. Since September 2008, Anand, 40, has slipped from No. 1 in the world to No. 4. That slide can be blamed on his inactivity — including preparations for this match — rather than a decline in his skills. He has been among the world’s top five chess players for ... Anand's appeal to postpone World Chess Championship match turned down -- Viswanathan Anand's appeal to postpone his World chess championship match against Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in view of the volcanic eruption has been turned down by the organising committee. Anand was stranded in Frankfurt on Friday on his way to Sofia, the venue of the chess match, which is scheduled to start next Friday with an opening ceremony on Wednesday. The organising committee confirmed it got an e-mailed request for a three day postponement from Anand and also a word from FIDE about the situation. However, the organisers stuck to their guns and insisted that the opening ceremony should be held as scheduled on Wednesday as it involved ...