tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post178245780402092018..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Finding A Better FinishUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-31081396199503761922008-08-01T13:43:00.000+09:002008-08-01T13:43:00.000+09:00Taking the big picture, I have two observations:1....Taking the big picture, I have two observations:<BR/><BR/>1. FIDE and USCF have different tournament rules and intereprestation of laws of chess yet USCF events are still FIDE rated! Go figure.<BR/><BR/>2. If chess is a sport - and some like to pretend it is and dream of being in the Olympics - then for a start individual games must end in a decisive result (Here I am not saying that draws are not recognised).Peter Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506438948160219758noreply@blogger.com