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Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:35 pm
by xed_over
Kirby wrote:If this were a realistic opportunity, I'd do the research to find the least skilled pro player - maybe the pro player with the most losses. Or the player who hasn't played the game in the longest amount of time - or maybe some combination of these factors.
Since they're still a pro player, I'd surely lose the game. But maybe I could come closer to winning than against one of the top players in the world.
is it about winning against a pro player, or just having the opportunity to play against a particular pro you admire?
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:41 pm
by Kirby
xed_over wrote:is it about winning against a pro player, or just having the opportunity to play against a particular pro you admire?
For me, it'd be about winning (or trying to).
If it's about being with a pro I admire, maybe I'd prefer to just go out for a drink.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:46 pm
by DrStraw
xed_over wrote:Kirby wrote:If this were a realistic opportunity, I'd do the research to find the least skilled pro player - maybe the pro player with the most losses. Or the player who hasn't played the game in the longest amount of time - or maybe some combination of these factors.
Since they're still a pro player, I'd surely lose the game. But maybe I could come closer to winning than against one of the top players in the world.
is it about winning against a pro player, or just having the opportunity to play against a particular pro you admire?
You did not read my starting post in the thread, so I will repeat it:
If you could play a game against any professional, present or past, who would it be? I am not talking about a teaching game. I mean if you could just sit down at the local club and play a friendly game with the usual casual conversation over a beer, where the result is not as important as the activity.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:48 pm
by Kirby
DrStraw wrote:You did not read my starting post in the thread, so I will repeat it:
If you could play a game against any professional, present or past, who would it be? I am not talking about a teaching game. I mean if you could just sit down at the local club and play a friendly game with the usual casual conversation over a beer, where the result is not as important as the activity.
Well, I did read the starting post (I realize you mentioned that the result is not important), and mine was somewhat of an attempt at humor. Either it is not obvious, or I have a different sense of humor than you guys.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:09 pm
by DrStraw
Kirby wrote:DrStraw wrote:You did not read my starting post in the thread, so I will repeat it:
If you could play a game against any professional, present or past, who would it be? I am not talking about a teaching game. I mean if you could just sit down at the local club and play a friendly game with the usual casual conversation over a beer, where the result is not as important as the activity.
Well, I did read the starting post (I realize you mentioned that the result is not important), and mine was somewhat of an attempt at humor. Either it is not obvious, or I have a different sense of humor than you guys.
Well, I wasn't replying to you. Look at the quotes.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:18 pm
by xed_over
DrStraw wrote:Well, I wasn't replying to you. Look at the quotes.
having read your original post, my question to Kirby was more rhetorical
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:43 pm
by Kirby
I'm getting confused, now
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:32 pm
by DrStraw
Kirby wrote:I'm getting confused, now
Me too!!
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:13 pm
by EdLee
DrStraw wrote:Well, I wasn't replying to you. Look at the quotes.
You simultaneously quoted two people: Kirby's quote embedded in xed_over's quote.
Then you said, "You did not read my starting post" -- this "you" is ambiguous: did you mean Kirby, xed_over, or both of them ?
Then you asked Kirby to look at your ambiguous quotes, which he had done before he replied.
Re:
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:20 pm
by DrStraw
EdLee wrote:DrStraw wrote:Well, I wasn't replying to you. Look at the quotes.
You simultaneously quoted two people: Kirby's quote embedded in xed_over's quote.
Then you said, "You did not read my starting post" -- this "you" is ambiguous: did you mean Kirby, xed_over, or both of them ?
Then you asked Kirby to look at your ambiguous quotes, which he had done before he replied.
Quit being too logical.
Re: Re:
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:43 pm
by tj86430
DrStraw wrote:too logical.
There is no such thing
Re: Re:
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:49 pm
by DrStraw
tj86430 wrote:DrStraw wrote:too logical.
There is no such thing
Absolutely there is, unless you are a Vulcan.
Re: Re:
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 3:19 am
by RBerenguel
DrStraw wrote:tj86430 wrote:DrStraw wrote:too logical.
There is no such thing
Absolutely there is, unless you are a Vulcan.
On the Internet you can never be sure how spiky someone's ears are.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:11 pm
by HKA
Players who lived in my time, and I missed the chance, naturally come to mind - Shuko, Iwamoto and now Go.
But I think I would choose Hans Pietsch - because he deserved more games, and hopefully would not mind one of them being against me.
Re: If you could play a game against any professional ....
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 1:12 pm
by hailthorn011
Iyama Yuta, for sure.