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Incidentally - it might do more for many players to read a book on sports psychology than one on Chess. Many are beaten by the number next to their opponent's name before even sitting at the board.

This backs up the point that Chess is always positionally subjective. "Rules" outlined in such books are merely guidelines that tend to work on average. There are always positions that defy the rules. Rowson is right in one respect; Chess skill is not the same thing as Chess knowledge. They are tied...

The question is, would the UK be given a referendum in such circumstances? That would be like wanting to leave your job but having to get the approval of your colleagues to do it; simply because if you did leave they'd have more work to do. It might have an impact on them, but it doesn't give them ...

Also players up to a certain level (2100 I think Silman mentions, might be USCF though) will make mistakes... It really depends on your definition of a mistake. I'd say most players above this level don't blunder much, but they do occassionally (Kramnik missed a mate-in-one against Fritz did he not...

It's not for the rest of the UK to have a say in a referendum on Scottish independence. Only the people of Scotland should be consulted on the question of whether they become independent or not. The discussion on how to split the assets afterward (assuming independence was voted for) is a different ...