tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post2842626081345019827..comments2023-08-22T22:03:45.580+08:00Comments on First GM: Analysis from AseanRaymond Siewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07365430395857434429noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-9506274629638832522010-09-09T22:25:14.932+08:002010-09-09T22:25:14.932+08:00Malaysia is very good soil for chess player to bec...Malaysia is very good soil for chess player to become at least 2000 rating or even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-11232287885283664842010-06-29T14:13:21.382+08:002010-06-29T14:13:21.382+08:00Actually, all factors have been weighed on the sca...Actually, all factors have been weighed on the scale. There are other factors which I will post tomorrow.Raymond Siewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365430395857434429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-41496025912549284832010-06-29T13:57:07.695+08:002010-06-29T13:57:07.695+08:00A third perspective: Did u ever consider it is the...A third perspective: Did u ever consider it is the wrong event that u'd chosen to kick start?<br /><br />The underlying factor was that ASEAN dates clashed directly with MSSM. R u aware that MSSM is "the event" for ordinary parent with school going children and more importantly is foc. <br /><br />As for those parents who can afford to send child for 1 event, it is only logical to put the money at ASIAN rather than ASEAN. Be it for prestige-wise, cheaper fee, etc. In the end, a child can join 2 prestige events for the price of 1. Maximize ROI. <br /><br />U analyze the players who went to ASEAN, why they and not others. Reason is simple: Either no longer in school system OR already taste MSSM success OR not qualified to represent their State OR championing the cause of the project.<br /><br />Think rationally, then u might c sabotaging element is quite minimal in effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-62124648570005649492010-06-29T13:32:53.067+08:002010-06-29T13:32:53.067+08:00Sad, but it seems that the self-pat-on-the-back sy...Sad, but it seems that the self-pat-on-the-back syndrome virus may have been caught from Singapore!<br /><br />Witness!<br /><br />http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/new/?p=2515<br /><br />I personally do not understand why the FM title can be given so easily to 2 top-finishers. What's the point of tie-break then?<br /><br />We in Singapore are no better.John Wonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01130187688162981836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-66311742029173163982010-06-29T13:12:52.580+08:002010-06-29T13:12:52.580+08:00Thank you for your comment Jimmy. I'm a man th...Thank you for your comment Jimmy. I'm a man that likes to find things out for myself, do my own evaluation and yes things look pretty dire. I think a good coach helps but that does not mean you just sit there and be spoonfed. And its not just the players. The support system of Association, Academies etc also need to be in place. You cant race a ferrari to its top performance in a kampong track. This was what we attempted to put in place. <br /><br />But this whole culture of just sitting down and letting others do the work is very entrenched, the culture of sabotage is very entrenched. <br /><br />I havent been in the chess scene long enough to make a determination but the infection is system wide. Makes it very hard for the players to excel if at all possible in this climate.Raymond Siewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07365430395857434429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7761029886685332087.post-65692371278040096612010-06-29T12:37:51.033+08:002010-06-29T12:37:51.033+08:00Many of the points you raised in this and previous...Many of the points you raised in this and previous posts, I already brought up before. Sometimes I got flamed for doing just that.<br />Mediocrity is entrenched in our sports and chess is not an exception. I seen how the chess officials telling players they did well to get xx place. Just read Peter Long blog on Malaysian performance at Asian Junior in India for a good example.<br /><br />Players become brain washed into thinking that their performance is fine because they have no coach , no support , no money ... just substitute whatever excuse you want in there.<br /><br />I never had a coach in my entire career, yet I managed to get the first IM title. Yee Weng, Mok Tze Meng and Wong Zi Jing were the others who also had little support from anyone.Jimmy Liewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949363653282906421noreply@blogger.com