Apology to Laurence Matheson - OzChess

justaknight · 06-19-2009, 06:36 PM

On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum

Originally Posted by Jak

(...) What I have in mind now is to at least have one more junior after Sally and Alana! I have three in mind, and that's doesn't include Laurence (*) Matheson who declined due to heavy workload and Antolis who has not yet responded and I take it that he isn't interested! (...)

This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer.

We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine.

So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well.

I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck!

(")Spelled Lawrrence in the original

justaknight · 06-20-2009, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by justaknight

On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum

This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer.

We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine.

So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well.

I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck!

(")Spelled Lawrence in the original

PS A correction for a grammatical error was made.

**LMatheson** · 06-20-2009, 08:17 AM

Thanks for the above JustaKnight, as you say it was just a little mix up and no particular importance should be placed on it.

Thanks again

LMatheson

**Just2Good** · 06-20-2009, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by LMatheson

Thanks for the above JustaKnight, as you say it was just a little mix up and no particular importance should be placed on it.

Thanks again

LMatheson

Thank you Justaknight and LMatheson for yet again demonstrating that OzChess is about civility and friendship. My hat is off to both of you.

**Calvin** · 06-21-2009, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by justaknight

On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum

This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer.

We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine.

So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well.

I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck!

(")Spelled Lawrrence in the original

I am not sure I understand the whole incident or what happened, but if everyone has said sorry and want to move on and is happy to consider the matter resolved then that is good enough for me.

justaknight · 06-21-2009, 01:03 PM

Hi Calvin
I published in the Chess Chat Forum that I had asked Laurence for an interview which he politely declined due to overloaded schedule.
That was not true! Laurence had no idea about it and as such never declined a proposal that was never made to him!
In fact I had asked another junior, so it was a case of mistaken identity since the whole thing took place during a very noisy and confusing analysis of a complicated chess position and additionally I am not very proud of my eyesight either.
So, the apology was made to Laurence since it was not fair for him to be involved in something he had no idea about!
I hope this explanation makes sense!
Thanks for the

smiley!

Cheers and good luck
Elliott Renzies

**Lakshman** · 06-21-2009, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by justaknight

Hi Calvin
I published in the Chess Chat Forum that I had asked Laurence for an interview which he politely declined due to overloaded schedule.
That was not not true! Laurence had no idea about it and as such never declined a proposal that was never made to him!
In fact I had asked another junior, so it was a case of mistaken identity since the whole thing took place during a very noisy and confusing analysis of a complicated chess position and additionally I am not very proud of my eyesight either.
So, the apology was made to Laurence since it was not fair for him to be involved in something he had no idea about!
I hope this explanation makes sense!
Thanks for the smiley!
Cheers and good luck
Elliott Renzies

Very well explained and clarified Elliott.

**Just2Good** · 06-21-2009, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by laksh

Very well explained and clarified Elliott.

Agreed!

06-19-2009, 06:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
justaknight Suspended Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 282	Apology to Laurence Matheson On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum Originally Posted by Jak (...) What I have in mind now is to at least have one more junior after Sally and Alana! I have three in mind, and that's doesn't include Laurence () Matheson who declined due to heavy workload and Antolis who has not yet responded and I take it that he isn't interested! (...) This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer. We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine. So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology* for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well. I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck! (")Spelled Lawrrence in the original

06-20-2009, 01:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
justaknight Suspended Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 282	Originally Posted by justaknight On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer. We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine. So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well. I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck! (")Spelled Lawrence in the original PS A correction for a grammatical error was made.

06-20-2009, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
LMatheson Siberian Chess Cub Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 318	Thanks! Thanks for the above JustaKnight, as you say it was just a little mix up and no particular importance should be placed on it. Thanks again LMatheson

06-20-2009, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by LMatheson Thanks for the above JustaKnight, as you say it was just a little mix up and no particular importance should be placed on it. Thanks again LMatheson Thank you Justaknight and LMatheson for yet again demonstrating that OzChess is about civility and friendship. My hat is off to both of you. __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

06-21-2009, 12:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Calvin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 268	Originally Posted by justaknight On May 3 2009 (post#193) the following segment was posted in the "An Interview" thread of the Chess Chat Forum This is not the case at all. In fact I had approached a group of juniors at BHCC while they were fervently analysing a chess position. I, indeed, addressed one of them (most likely it was Alex Gurevich) and received the above mentioned answer. We discussed the matter with Laurence in a very friendly way since this incident will in no way affect the respect we have for each other and I assured him that I was going to publicly apologise to him for this honest mistake of mine. So Laurence, please accept my sincere apology for the above mentioned incident, congratulations for your impressive efforts and achievements in chess tournaments, and best wishes for your school performance as well. I will see you later tonight at the Club, good luck! (")Spelled Lawrrence in the original I am not sure I understand the whole incident or what happened, but if everyone has said sorry and want to move on and is happy to consider the matter resolved then that is good enough for me.

06-21-2009, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
justaknight Suspended Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 282	Hi Calvin I published in the Chess Chat Forum that I had asked Laurence for an interview which he politely declined due to overloaded schedule. That was not true! Laurence had no idea about it and as such never declined a proposal that was never made to him! In fact I had asked another junior, so it was a case of mistaken identity since the whole thing took place during a very noisy and confusing analysis of a complicated chess position and additionally I am not very proud of my eyesight either. So, the apology was made to Laurence since it was not fair for him to be involved in something he had no idea about! I hope this explanation makes sense! Thanks for the smiley! Cheers and good luck Elliott Renzies Last edited by justaknight : 06-22-2009 at 04:46 AM Reason: I deleted the second "not" in the "that was not not true!" sentence! Otherwise wrong conlcusions might be drawn.! ER

06-21-2009, 03:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lakshman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 329	Originally Posted by justaknight Hi Calvin I published in the Chess Chat Forum that I had asked Laurence for an interview which he politely declined due to overloaded schedule. That was not not true! Laurence had no idea about it and as such never declined a proposal that was never made to him! In fact I had asked another junior, so it was a case of mistaken identity since the whole thing took place during a very noisy and confusing analysis of a complicated chess position and additionally I am not very proud of my eyesight either. So, the apology was made to Laurence since it was not fair for him to be involved in something he had no idea about! I hope this explanation makes sense! Thanks for the smiley! Cheers and good luck Elliott Renzies Very well explained and clarified Elliott. __________________ God is Great

06-21-2009, 03:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by laksh Very well explained and clarified Elliott. Agreed! __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~

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