It's a question of belief.

No matter what you say verbally, it's what you believe deep down that is more revealing. If you believe that Malaysia has the talent to go for that GM run, you will have an action plan to take us forward; if you think you have what it takes you will train.

If you think we cannot, you may see what I think is now happening to Malaysian chess.

Lets go back to some basic definitions again. The cup half full or half empty. That is a question of interpretation of reality. I have argued that if you see the cup half full, you will search for the possibilities to take us forward. If you see the cup half empty, then you are more likely to give up. Positive thinking vs negative thinking.

But there is a strong caveat. Both perspectives above is based in reality and accepting of the established facts.

This is very different from burying your head in the sand and refusing to see reality at all. Delusional thinking. There is nothing positive or negative about that. You are just in la la land. Show a delusional person a half full cup and he will say it's empty for instance. Zero judgement. So where are we now? That is the question isn't it?

Positive, Negative or Delusional?

So lets look at this article and see if we can debate this sensibly. Here. I will comment on the second half which talks about State affiliates and MCF. And I will talk about the National players. Juniors and Seniors. Peter says that chess players don't care about politics.

I think it seems like he doesn't want us to care about politics but he definitely cares about politics. Otherwise why KLCA?

Let me use my own example here briefly. When we wanted to try to get to National level, I was told by the President of our then State affiliate that Perak players has no chance. So no State support. In fact the very opposite. So we financed our own way. And it was a hefty investment in time and money but we finally made it.

We know that there is politics and there are zero rules to defend the players. Organisers like Peter "tries to ban" players out of prejudice. And we have seen many more examples including from MCF during SEA games. Arbitrary selection for the last Olympiad which saw 2 players playing for Malaysia that haven't played a Fide tournament in around 10 years. Politics. NC2012 as selection for Olympiad. Politics again? See next post.

So is saying there is politics, positive/negative and is saying there is no politics, delusional?

Question. 

1. Why would the investors who have supported and paid for the training of the National players now want to give MCF or the State affiliates, with no rules and no contribution, a controlling say of their players?

2. Why would we possibly want to place our trust in someone who has delusional thinking, faulty judgement, gives us false information and can only act selfishly?

3.Why would we who believe in the players to put in the time and money where our mouth is, hand over control to people who do not even believe in our own players and their potential? Where is your development plan MCF? Was it what we saw at NC2012?

Note: It seems to me that MCF is also taking the same attitude vis-a-vis Malaysia's International position as my former State affilate took regarding National position. That is we Tak Boleh.

So why try to control something you didn't believe in, in the first place? Why try to control after we have developed them at our own expense and you have not only not contributed but actively hindered?

Next. COS, our rights and legitimate interests up in smoke?