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What does you rating mean to you?

What does you rating mean to you?

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Is it entwined with your ego? Does it effect mood when you lose? Does it elate you when you win well? For me it matters considerably, but not at the expense of enjoyment. I can enjoy to lose at times and am happy in the 1600s. There is no real motivation to excel, or push higher. I just love the chess.
Anyone got any articualte, interesting contribution about what their rating means to them? 🙂

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I hate losing to an awful mistake (which is usually what happens when I lose), but I'm not to worred about it when it is due to a perplexing tactic.
Of course I love to win as well.

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When I see there is no chance I most often resign to save myself further suffering. When I make a stupid move,it has been submited I usually shout for a moment,just to have a glass of cold water and a pipe and calm down. Generally speaking, I don't feel rating something most important in the world,but hate stupid loses...

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Originally posted by Choreant
When I see there is no chance I most often resign to save myself further suffering. When I make a stupid move,it has been submited I usually shout for a moment,just to have a glass of cold water and a pipe and calm down. Generally speaking, I don't feel rating something most important in the world,but hate stupid loses...
Are you a pipe smoker Choreant? 🙂

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Originally posted by Choreant
When I see there is no chance I most often resign to save myself further suffering. When I make a stupid move,it has been submited I usually shout for a moment,just to have a glass of cold water and a pipe and calm down. Generally speaking, I don't feel rating something most important in the world,but hate stupid loses...
Choreant, I've started our s1914 game. 🙂

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Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
Are you a pipe smoker Choreant? 🙂
water pipe

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
water pipe
I'm an occasional sinner when it comes to the classical pipe (Tolkien style 😉). Never combined chess and pipe smoking though...

As for my rating... Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn 😉.

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Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
Are you a pipe smoker Choreant? 🙂
ya,a devoted one 😉 (all those Tolkien stuff 😉

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Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
I'm an occasional sinner when it comes to the classical pipe (Tolkien style 😉). Never combined chess and pipe smoking though...

As for my rating... Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn 😉.
I can't believe that you don't care at all.

I would like to see my graphic go higher ... I just like to watch my graphic 🙂

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Originally posted by rickyrudo
I can't believe that you don't care at all.

I would like to see my graphic go higher ... I just like to watch my graphic 🙂
It's pleasant to see the graph go up, but I'm not heart broken when it goes down 🙂.

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Originally posted by Choreant
ya,a devoted one 😉 (all those Tolkien stuff 😉
Do you own a churchwarden? That's a hobbit's pipe for you 🙂.

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Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
Do you own a churchwarden? That's a hobbit's pipe for you 🙂.
This thread is drifting. But that's the beauty of chaos theory 🙂

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Originally posted by Duke of Brabant
Do you own a churchwarden? That's a hobbit's pipe for you 🙂.
in fact,my pipe is rather Sherlock Holmes like...

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Originally posted by Choreant
in fact,my pipe is rather Sherlock Holmes like...
my pipe is rather John Holmes like

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Originally posted by Choreant
in fact,my pipe is rather Sherlock Holmes like...
Nice 🙂. I have a rather dull looking straight billard I prefer the most, but also a larger half-bent. I'm too careful with the last one to really enjoy using it. I'm an outside smoker all the way and I'm just coming out of winter stop... but I sure long for one right now 😉.

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