tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post5706896742031166258..comments2024-01-29T10:45:34.227-08:00Comments on Robert Pearson's Chess Blog: A Potpurri of Good StuffRobert Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-72133290380510010922007-12-21T13:02:00.000-08:002007-12-21T13:02:00.000-08:00An occasional change of pace is always appreciated...An occasional change of pace is always appreciated.<BR/><BR/>@Derek: <A HREF="http://despair.com/individuality.html" REL="nofollow"> This is where I learned about conformity</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-11395587172146139532007-12-19T14:40:00.000-08:002007-12-19T14:40:00.000-08:00Thanks Kevin, and that's what I'm trying to say,I ...Thanks Kevin, and that's what I'm trying to say,I guess; I'm still an "attacking player" if I see an opportunity, but I spend more time than I used to trying to understand the opponent's intentions, and less (or none) trying to "force" the position. The opportunities will come if, as you say, you lie in wait like a lion. Excellent metaphor for what I'm driving at.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-17973892098481080752007-12-19T13:49:00.000-08:002007-12-19T13:49:00.000-08:00Nice post, a lot of good stuff.That article is cer...Nice post, a lot of good stuff.<BR/><BR/>That article is certainly inspiring to all.<BR/><BR/>As for your comment on 'being', I can appreciate this mentality. For even an attacking player must lie quietly in wait like a lion watching his prey.drunknknitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677566022482837548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-34273430013906322942007-12-18T20:18:00.000-08:002007-12-18T20:18:00.000-08:00Hi - thank you for the unjustifiably kind words :)...Hi - thank you for the unjustifiably kind words :) You've done your own blog carnival here, only without the controversy!<BR/><BR/>I think it's great that you included the non-chess-related link on individualism. That'll help those blend-in-at-all-costs conformists like chessloser, dk-transformation and liquid egg. (heh.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com