tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post7385669074339755126..comments2023-03-23T11:12:13.191-07:00Comments on US Chess League News: Game of the Year 11th Place CritiqueArun Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-26164217878431017362008-03-11T16:59:00.000-07:002008-03-11T16:59:00.000-07:00I don't think it was generous on my part, both bec...I don't think it was generous on my part, both because there were other games with far bigger "sins" than those Molner committed, but also because - as I noted in my comments - his opening conception was genuinely impressive. A game's flaws count, but they don't erase its high points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-68108678324060912372008-03-11T14:39:00.000-07:002008-03-11T14:39:00.000-07:00Well not on this comment specifically, I was speak...Well not on this comment specifically, I was speaking more in general about all the times when there is a random comment on this blog or on some other blog which relates to the USCL, you're always yelling at me pretty soon after the fact that I need to respond (and I'll let the readers speculate as to why you make me do it instead of doing it yourself!).Arun Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-29690133321801692732008-03-11T11:54:00.000-07:002008-03-11T11:54:00.000-07:00lol wtf I never even notice the comment before you...lol wtf I never even notice the comment before you've responded, which this time was a whopping 19 minutes after the comment. This is of course because you get them emailed to you, while I don't.Greg Shahadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233341816210357863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-19780534739594049072008-03-10T15:22:00.000-07:002008-03-10T15:22:00.000-07:00Well just to break the streak, I'll only give one ...Well just to break the streak, I'll only give one in this response to you vishank! It's mostly Greg's fault anyway since whenever there is a rare comment on this blog he's always bugging me to respond.Arun Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-10268220458669175012008-03-10T15:07:00.000-07:002008-03-10T15:07:00.000-07:00arun, just noting, whenever you respond to someone...arun, just noting, whenever you respond to someones comment, you give like 2 paragraphs plus every time!:)<BR/><BR/>vishankAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-80946562120433261492008-03-10T14:31:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:31:00.000-07:00Well of course everything is relative, but the bas...Well of course everything is relative, but the basic issue to me is this: From everyone who I've spoken to about this game (and from the comments you've seen it's gotten), most people are gushing about how amazing, unusual, etc. the Qc1 maneuver was. I personally agreed with them to a large extent (which was a big reason why I gave this game second place in GOTW that week).<BR/><BR/>Given that seemed to be the thing everyone was so overly impressed by in this game, and you seem to cast it as more of a negative than a positive (recognizing the trouble he really was in when he did it). Considering you saw it that way and that was the most attractive feature to most people about this game, in relative terms, yes I would consider 14th generous at that point (of course that's probably my own personal bias, as I actually was somewhat impressed by the Qc1 maneuver, and I still only gave this game 17th place in this contest).Arun Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502944059031864655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681850489432318981.post-51472257755716263352008-03-10T14:12:00.000-07:002008-03-10T14:12:00.000-07:0014th place is generous?!14th place is generous?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com