tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post913614517787761986..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: If you want to get ahead, don't get a hatTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-70660909842878953322008-12-11T15:15:00.000+00:002008-12-11T15:15:00.000+00:00I imagine the incident referred to above would hav...<I>I imagine the incident referred to above would have been preying on his mind </I><BR/><BR/>No doubt, but if it loomed that large in his mind might it not have been better to raise the issue at an earlier stage of the game, like for instance about the point at which the photo was taken?<BR/><BR/>Leaving it - but then complaining about it when the opponent doesn't fall over in the first twenty moves (which 2090 players don't, always) is, shall we say, a little graceless.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally I wasn't kidding about wanting to know when exactly the Nigel could take no more. It's not as if he was going down under a cascade of sacrifices - all his opponent was doing was exchanging some pieces (and as it is, Nosher was practically winning not far past move twenty). What did the lad not miss that made Prince Charming think he might be playing against Rykba?<BR/><BR/>If ever I play Nigel I shall, I think, wear a hat....ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-59072364100000331512008-12-11T14:55:00.000+00:002008-12-11T14:55:00.000+00:00I once had to play Meri Grigoryan-Lyell(aged about...I once had to play Meri Grigoryan-Lyell(aged about 25) with her over two-foot high teddy-bear sitting on the table looking at me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-80082588182160986762008-12-11T14:33:00.000+00:002008-12-11T14:33:00.000+00:00I believe the incident took place at a time when t...I believe the incident took place at a time when the use of a concealed earpiece was a live issue. From memory, an (older, non-child) Indian player had been caught red-handed (or red-eared) at a tournament in circumstances identical to the one described here.<BR/><BR/>Nigel does not make a habit of being heavy-handed towards his opponents, certainly not without reasonable cause (ie Kamsky). I imagine the incident referred to above would have been praying on his mind <BR/><BR/>David<BR/>Atticus CCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-62240126500989149322008-12-11T12:13:00.000+00:002008-12-11T12:13:00.000+00:00It's an extremely distracting feeling, the feeling...It's an extremely distracting feeling, the feeling your opponent may be cheating (or indeed that any other player may be.) I wish I had said something the times I've had suspicions.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73495022045583793012008-12-11T11:40:00.000+00:002008-12-11T11:40:00.000+00:00Titfer, of course, is rhyming slang. Tit for tat =...Titfer, of course, is rhyming slang. Tit for tat = hat. Ironically, Nigel ended up looking like a Bristol City.<BR/>Joe SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com