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Originally posted by no1marauder
Yes, certainly using them is no way to improve your level of play.

depends on how one uses said resource no1marauder. Studying and preparation is one thing, IMHO using them in real time to gain an advantage is selfish and childish.

Originally posted by eldragonfly
depends on how one uses said resource no1marauder. Studying and preparation is one thing, IMHO using them in real time to gain an advantage is selfish and childish.

As I said, if you are dissatisfied with the traditional rules of CC, then you shouldn't play on a CC site. It is selfish and childish of you to constantly whine about rules that are an integral part of CC.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Good for you. This is a correspondence chess site and CC has always allowed the use of books and by logical extension, databases. The major reason I even play on CC sites is to study and practice various opening ideas and the resultant middlegame positions for use in OTB play; I don't care a whit about ratings. There are many timed sites on the net which ...[text shortened]... our idea of "real chess" (of course, nothing on the internet is quite like OTB), play there.

Witness the cowardly lion approach in action.🙄

Originally posted by no1marauder
As I said, if you are dissatisfied with the traditional rules of CC, then you shouldn't play on a CC site. It is selfish and childish of you to constantly whine about rules that are an integral part of CC.

Too bad then don't read my posts, take your selfish cowardly lion approach please.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Everybody on the net has access to perfectly good databases. There's nothing "unfair" about using tools anybody else could if they so desired.

Again, that's the cowardly lion approach.

Originally posted by SwissGambit
It's not an unfair advantage, particularly in the case of those 'not interested in opening theory'.

i can prove otherwise, those that are not interested in opening theory, as you say would be the first to use databases and opening books. You can't be serious my man.

Originally posted by eldragonfly
Again, that's the cowardly lion approach.

Insults from an idiotic troll don't impress me very much. I don't see that following the same rules in CC everybody else does now and has done for oh, a couple of hundred years, is "cowardly". Nor do I think that players who desire to handicap themselves by not using the resources allowed are particularly "brave". If they think it helps their OTB preparation not to use books and databases, good for them. I think it does help my OTB prep to use the tools available in CC. I also castle, take en passant and almost always promote a pawn to a Queen. If other players want to refuse to castle, not take en passant and always promote to a Bishop, that's up to them. If they want to call me "cowardly" for using the rules of CC to what I believe is my maximum advantage, I guess I'll just shake my head in pity at their foolishness.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Insults from an idiotic troll don't impress me very much.

Exactly, so i won't bother to read your tiresome transparent one-dimensional cowardly prattle any longer.

Originally posted by eldragonfly
Witness the cowardly lion approach in action.🙄

Says the dude with the 1500 rating.....
Well you ALMOST got that high once.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Says the dude with the 1500 rating.....
Well you ALMOST got that high once.

Thanks. i am the real thing glad you noticed.

Originally posted by eldragonfly
depends on how one uses said resource no1marauder. Studying and preparation is one thing, IMHO using them in real time to gain an advantage is selfish and childish.

Your consistant, I'll give you that.

True - you are not allowed to consult printed material OTB.

But this is C.C. and using an opening book IS allowed.

How many times have you heard and read that in the past months.

It's not childish. Childish is sticking to a point view even though you
know you are wrong.

And it's not selfish. Selfish is sticking to a point view even though you
know you are wrong.

Mind you, I've used a Pirc book and a Phildor opening booklet.
It took me so far then gave me a whole host of middle
game plans to adopt - not the moves (that is impossible) just
the plans. I ignored them and went off setting traps and playing
unsound sacs looking for complications.

You are what you are I guess.

Originally posted by no1marauder
Insults from an idiotic troll don't impress me very much. I don't see that following the same rules in CC everybody else does now and has done for oh, a couple of hundred years, is "cowardly". Nor do I think that players who desire to handicap themselves by not using the resources allowed are particularly "brave". If they think it helps their OTB prepara is my maximum advantage, I guess I'll just shake my head in pity at their foolishness.

Well you cowardly cretin, you CASTLE? you take En Passant? How disgusting, unsportsmanlike🙂

Originally posted by eldragonfly
depends on how one uses said resource no1marauder. Studying and preparation is one thing, IMHO using them in real time to gain an advantage is selfish and childish.

Lets see, who has the 2000 rating and who has the 1400? hmm?
Anyway, what do you mean 'in realtime' anyway? you have three days to make a move for krists sake.

Originally posted by greenpawn34
Mind you, I've used a Pirc book and a Phildor opening booklet.
It took me so far then gave me a whole host of middle
game plans to adopt - not the moves (that is impossible) just
the plans. I ignored them and went off setting traps and playing
unsound sacs looking for complications.

could you expand on this, i'm always eager to learn new openings.

Originally posted by sonhouse
Lets see, who has the 2000 rating and who has the 1400? hmm?

Let's see, who adopts the cowardly lion approach and who doesn't, who is responsible and who isn't, whose rating does drop by several hundred points OTB and whose doesn't? Try again.