I agree wholeheartedly with the last sentence and i have said as much before several timesEric Strange wrote:The Following was a request by a friend to post. He is a very good player and checkers supporter:
Chee made a ranking of players’ performance in kurnik for 3move. Putting the ranking here, the ACF site, is certainly odd. Many ACF players may see this is bragging, about Kurnik players being superior. However, that was clearly not the intention. Those rankings are entirely his personal opinions and are obviously subjective.
Whether you play checkers online or at tournaments, checkers is checkers. Personally I am confident in my abilities as a checkers player. I know I am not the greatest and will never be. I don’t feel the need to prove to anyone my skill, online or offline, to anyone. In my younger days I had that urge, although I never did make it to a tournament. I can say that I am in the top 1% of the World’s population in Checkers, and I’m proud of that. If I go to a Walmart, I am pretty confident I am able to beat everyone in the store. Going to a tournament does not make you a better player. Consistent study on the game does. With the economy in its state, almost every tournament is a losing venture. I’d love to see only the top 3 or 5 finishers receive payment. They should be rewarded more so than someone who didn’t win a game. If you win Masters division, you should receive more than the winner of Majors. Recently Dustin Belcher donated his back to next years prize fund, something I think many other players should do. It is tournament winnings, if you get last, you shouldn’t win anything, except the enjoyment of playing high caliber players. It is very simple and logical. Sorry for the tangent, but it is something I haven’t seen discussed on this forum.
Tournament players and online players seem to be a different breed. Online people are looking to have fun. Testing their limits against strong opponents. When tournament players come online they seem to ask why they are having fun? Checkers is serious business, no fun involved. Respect your elders, they are better than you, son. You could never play on a real board. Condescension at its highest. think ACF members should not talk about the skill level of Kurnik players unless they have played against them. I also think Kurnik players should not talk about tournament players unless they have played against them in a tournament. Remember that we are all share a fondness in the game of Checkers and be civil towards each other.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
For what its worth,
A.R.
a house divided against itself cannot stand.... strength is unity, etc etc etc
i also wonder why you guys persist in posting kurnik opinions here and call them rankings and then get all flustered when tournament players object to them....i thought you had your own forum for stuff like that....
and as usual you have to bring in the topic of money.... money has nothing yo do with this , nothing at all....
cheers
Danny Alvarez .... undefeated champion and master of the commonwealth of Australia
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