If you could play a game against any professional ....

[xed_over]

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?

[Kirby]

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.

[DrStraw]

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.

[Kirby]

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.

[DrStraw]

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.

[xed_over]

Well, I wasn't replying to you. Look at the quotes.

having read your original post, my question to Kirby was more rhetorical

[Kirby]

I'm getting confused, now

[DrStraw]

I'm getting confused, now

Me too!!

[EdLee]

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.

[DrStraw]

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.

[tj86430]

too logical.

There is no such thing

[DrStraw]

too logical.

There is no such thing

Absolutely there is, unless you are a Vulcan.

[RBerenguel]

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.

[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.

[hailthorn011]

Iyama Yuta, for sure.