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"count players' achievements, not their failures"

Posted By: mtuhtan
Date: Monday, 6 December 2010, at 8:45 a.m.

In Response To: Manouk Borzakian on how to determine the #1 player (Timothy Chow)

His focus is on chess but I believe that many of his opinions could apply to backgammon as well.

I agree with him and I think that some tennis-like point system is even better for backgammon.

Quote from the article:
What must count, when trying to establish a world hierarchy, are the players’ achievements, not their failures.

Messages In This Thread

• Manouk Borzakian on how to determine the #1 player
  Timothy Chow -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 12:38 a.m.
  • Manouk Borzakian on how to determine the #1 player
    Jake Jacobs -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 1:29 a.m.
  • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
    mtuhtan -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 8:45 a.m.
    • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
      rew -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 9:32 a.m.
      • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
        mtuhtan -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 11:23 a.m.
        • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
          rew -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 11:28 a.m.
          • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
            Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 9:05 p.m.
        • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
          Rich Munitz -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 2:32 p.m.
        • "count players' achievements, not their failures"
          neilkaz -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 8:48 p.m.
  • Manouk Borzakian on how to determine the #1 player
    Maik Stiebler -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 10:41 a.m.
  • He's getting a PhD for this?
    Chuck Bower -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 4:12 p.m.
    • He's getting a PhD for this?
      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 6:27 p.m.
  • A bit off topic - contest to replace Chess ELO
    Michael Petch -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 4:39 p.m.
  • ROFL..rarely have I read such nonsense
    neilkaz -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 6:09 p.m.
    • ROFL..rarely have I read such nonsense
      Fabrice Liardet -- Tuesday, 7 December 2010, at 2:07 p.m.
  • Manouk Borzakian on how to determine the #1 player
    Bob Koca -- Monday, 6 December 2010, at 6:19 p.m.