May

3

I am forever reminded of how and why the chess act itself is not a loaded game. Over dinner this evening I heard about how a much better player was denied selection for an England team in favor of a much better connected player with rich parents etc. Of course it's difficult to manipulate the selections in the face of cold hard evidence to the contrary (results and rating), but it's a sobering thought that this can happen just one small step away from the ultra-objective field of combat that is the chess board. So for the world at large I hold out very little hope that there will ever be any kind of fairness, though I can see the point in trying to defy these odds because of the potential rewards. For example, in markets.


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  1. George Parkanyi on May 5, 2009 8:13 am

    Nigel,

    If believe in “what goes around, comes around”, or karma, or however you want to characterize it, these things don’t really matter in the long run.

    Not allowing “unfairness” and other real or perceived offenses to affect you is the best antidote to unhappiness with one’s lot.

    We all make investments in the markets, but when you make investments in life - putting more into it than you expect to get back - it pays off hugely eventually. (And you don’t have to use stops!)

    Cheers,
    George

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