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My biggest blunder in recent memory

Posted By: Timothy Chow
Date: Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 12:31 a.m.

In Response To: My biggest blunder in recent memory (trichard)

Many people, including myself, find it educational to try problems without any hints first. If the initial post reveals any information, then it's impossible for readers to do this.

Further information (such as the OTB play and the rollout data) can be, and typically is, revealed in a followup post, at least by posters who are well-organized and have a sense of civic duty. Since you do get this information eventually if you want it, nothing is really lost by withholding it from the initial post, and something is gained thereby.

I'm not sure what you're referring to by a "phony problem." Do you mean the problem of figuring out what the OTB play was? If you think that's a phony problem (and I kind of agree), then don't try to solve it. Just try to figure out what the best play is.

If anything is a "phony problem," it's a position that is presented with auxiliary information that you would never have in a real game, such as, "I played this and it was wrong."

Messages In This Thread

• My biggest blunder in recent memory
  Michael Depreli -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 8:46 p.m.
  • My biggest blunder in recent memory
    Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 9:09 p.m.
    • My biggest blunder in recent memory
      Stick -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 9:31 p.m.
      • My biggest blunder in recent memory
        Michael Depreli -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 10:05 p.m.
      • My biggest blunder in recent memory
        Havard Raddum -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 10:07 p.m.
        • My biggest blunder in recent memory
          David Rennie -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 10:58 p.m.
    • My biggest blunder in recent memory
      Michael Depreli -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 9:31 p.m.
      • My biggest blunder in recent memory
        Casper van der Tak -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 9:35 p.m.
  • My biggest blunder in recent memory
    trichard -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 10:06 p.m.
    • My biggest blunder in recent memory
      Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 12:31 a.m.
  • My biggest blunder in recent memory
    Steve Mellen -- Friday, 27 January 2012, at 11:31 p.m.
  • My biggest blunder in recent memory
    Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 12:23 a.m.
    • My biggest blunder in recent memory
      Jason Lee -- Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 1:43 a.m.
  • My biggest blunder in recent memory
    Benf -- Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 1:07 a.m.
  • My biggest oversight ;-) in recent memory BOT DATA
    Michael Depreli -- Saturday, 28 January 2012, at 12:09 p.m.
    • My biggest oversight ;-) in recent memory BOT DATA
      Stick -- Sunday, 29 January 2012, at 3:47 a.m.