tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3596014365597650269..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Should Grischuk have got on with it?Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-33706288594939061122007-09-23T20:14:00.000+01:002007-09-23T20:14:00.000+01:00He seems to have expended ten minutes tonight with...He seems to have expended ten minutes tonight without actually playing his first move yet...ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-63549608185493875392007-09-23T18:23:00.000+01:002007-09-23T18:23:00.000+01:00I think it's fair to say that the quest for "perfe...I think it's fair to say that the quest for "perfectionism" is a lot easier to give up, the worse the player you are ;)<BR/><BR/>And i don't care how easy you say it is - choosing between Rfd1 and Rad1 is an intractable problem that will never be solved. Because once you've plumped for one you always realise immediately you've chosen wrongly :(<BR/><BR/>RichardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-12835788856698888612007-09-23T15:09:00.000+01:002007-09-23T15:09:00.000+01:00Perhaps my anonymous friend.Procrastination and pe...Perhaps my anonymous friend.<BR/><BR/>Procrastination and perfectionism, in my case at least, are what leads me into time trouble.<BR/><BR/>That's very easy to give up - it just takes a decision. Of course that's also very hard to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-82279936148606284712007-09-23T12:01:00.000+01:002007-09-23T12:01:00.000+01:00Obviously some full time chess professionals are r...Obviously some full time chess professionals are regular time-trouble addicts, but in my experience a major cause of time trouble in all players is rustiness and lack of match practice. When you're in that situation you have less confidence in your calculations and judgement and so everything has to get double and triple checked. A weak opening repertoire also has a major impact for obvious reasons. It really isn't very easy to just "play quicker".<BR/><BR/>And Grischuk is apparently not exactly 100% committed to chess at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com