tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post5233884327259892885..comments2024-03-28T11:37:38.689-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: Posers and ProvocateursJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-71914419041744833212010-12-29T16:02:05.140-08:002010-12-29T16:02:05.140-08:00I appreciate your comments, but must disagree with...I appreciate your comments, but must disagree with most of your assertions.<br /><br />You are correct that Winter's work provides little narrative. His daily column, which is prodigious, in part because he solicits work from readers, offers plenty of minutiae rather than extended narrative.<br /><br />You are flat wrong that he never admits error. Winter's work demonstrates a clear understanding that facts are always open to better sourcing, and revision is often necessary where ambiguities and disagreements exist. I've read many of his posts that alter previous comments, always with acknowledgment. Of course, you are welcome to document your claims to the contrary (following the methods of Edward Winter). Actual data is more convincing than anonymously delivered facile generalizations.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-3575636469610693752010-12-28T20:59:27.553-08:002010-12-28T20:59:27.553-08:00Speaking of "Posers," one of the most bl...Speaking of "Posers," one of the most blatant ones is Edward Winter who depends on his sycophants to supply him with ideas and research. While hurling arrogant accusations at others history writers for mistakes, he never mentions his own, which are not just a few. <br />His imperial attitude belies the marginal relevance of his "work," which amounts to little more than minutiae and trivia. His so-called historical explorations explain little if anything of how things fit together with themselves or the times, they tell no narrative and give little insight - trivia seldom does. <br />For chess history, I'd take one Tim Harding, one Richard Eales, one Taylor Kingston or one John Hilbert over 1000 Edward Winters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com