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**Just2Good** · 03-30-2008, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Michael Baron

Denying GMs a quick draw, or changing a last round draw or giving a bye to someone other than lowest rated player ( i have given a longer list of example in the Hobson's Bay thread) makes organizer/arbiter feel he is more important as a person.

I agree.

Originally Posted by Michael Baron

Such organisers can be compared to ticket inspectors or parking officers who feel important (even though they are mostly poorly educated and "nobodies" when not wearing uniform).

I disagree. Parking inspectors are not uneducated nobodies, they are civil servants doing a legitmate public service.

Originally Posted by Michael Baron

Similarly, I guess it possibly feels nice for some club-level player to show that he has authority over GMs. What such organisers arbiters do not realise is that through their peasant-like attitude to chess they

a.) influence natural outcomes of the chess tournaments

b.) show their complete ignorance of the chess culture.

How? Antic, as a Grandmaster, should have known the rule. Antic lost the game because he was outplayed, and he therefore has no reason to complain at all.

Originally Posted by Michael Baron

if i wanted to be a chess player i would not come to Australia - I have been here for my work, studies, better life etc. but certainly not for chess.

Until chess is publicly funded there are several other countries more attractive to chess professionals. But even so, Grandmasters Schmaltz and Antic are both hoping to make Australia their permanent homes. Do they know something that Michael does not?

Originally Posted by Michael Baron

In the past, I have been upset due to some events happening in the chess community. I guess it was my mistake. I should just "take it easy" (and taking things easy is in the true spirit of Australia) and play chess for leisure without having any expectations of chess organisers/administrators being professional. Dejan's problem is similar. He is yet to realise that he is no longer in Serbia or any other European country for this matter where chess culture usually prevails over ignorance.

Well, I have never met any arbiter or DOP in Australia who has a weaker knowledge of the rules of chess than Garvin Gray in Queensland. So as long as you stay put in Victoria, you'll actually be receiving better arbitrating on average than you would if you lived elsewhere in Australia.

03-30-2008, 01:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,039 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	GM Short Draw Policy Originally Posted by Michael Baron Denying GMs a quick draw, or changing a last round draw or giving a bye to someone other than lowest rated player ( i have given a longer list of example in the Hobson's Bay thread) makes organizer/arbiter feel he is more important as a person. I agree. Originally Posted by Michael Baron Such organisers can be compared to ticket inspectors or parking officers who feel important (even though they are mostly poorly educated and "nobodies" when not wearing uniform). I disagree. Parking inspectors are not uneducated nobodies, they are civil servants doing a legitmate public service. Originally Posted by Michael Baron Similarly, I guess it possibly feels nice for some club-level player to show that he has authority over GMs. What such organisers arbiters do not realise is that through their peasant-like attitude to chess they a.) influence natural outcomes of the chess tournaments b.) show their complete ignorance of the chess culture. How? Antic, as a Grandmaster, should have known the rule. Antic lost the game because he was outplayed, and he therefore has no reason to complain at all. Originally Posted by Michael Baron if i wanted to be a chess player i would not come to Australia - I have been here for my work, studies, better life etc. but certainly not for chess. Until chess is publicly funded there are several other countries more attractive to chess professionals. But even so, Grandmasters Schmaltz and Antic are both hoping to make Australia their permanent homes. Do they know something that Michael does not? Originally Posted by Michael Baron In the past, I have been upset due to some events happening in the chess community. I guess it was my mistake. I should just "take it easy" (and taking things easy is in the true spirit of Australia) and play chess for leisure without having any expectations of chess organisers/administrators being professional. Dejan's problem is similar. He is yet to realise that he is no longer in Serbia or any other European country for this matter where chess culture usually prevails over ignorance. Well, I have never met any arbiter or DOP in Australia who has a weaker knowledge of the rules of chess than Garvin Gray in Queensland. So as long as you stay put in Victoria, you'll actually be receiving better arbitrating on average than you would if you lived elsewhere in Australia. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~