Technicaly speaking Reb is not a titled player as Fide does not have NM title. However the USCF does award the NM to strong players 2200+ last i heard. As far as i know he is a very strong player who knows what he is talking about and statistics is very helpful when you study chess whether we like it or not.
I think you are confused. I think your statement should of been directed to chyss. An I will explain why below in the bullets below.
- I said Reb was a Title player.
The reason I said this is becuase he has NM on his profile which means.
He holds the National Master Title.
I do not know what FIDE titles he has but it does not matter becuase I do know he has a USCF National Master's Title otherwise it would not be on his profile.
A Title is still a Title. Their are FIDE titles and USCF titles but they both are still titles given to players who are very good.
- I never said anything bad about Statistics. I like Statistics.
Chyss was the one who was criticizing Reb for using statistics on a database instead of his own knowledge of the position.
Which was seen in the below post.
Exhibit A
@Reb Use your chess expertise to make a judgement about the actual position. Don't mindlessly report irrelevant percentages from databases. You are a strong player, so use that to help people. I want you to contribute, I don't want you to talk rubbish. Please, be a helpful strong player who actually helps weaker players (like me) and not someone who just adds stupid comments for the sake of it. I think I and many others could learn a great deal from you, but not if you "just report what you got from one database check" which any idiot could do!
Once I read this and figured out Chyss was deluded for demanding a person to write a post suited to sololy pleasing him. I than began to do an analysis on the text board position of Exhibit A.
Notice it seems very normal at first. However, Their are subtle clues that give away his Intention/Identity. When I start to strip away the layers and decipher the board you begin to see the underline statements with in.
@̶R̶e̶b̶ ̶U̶s̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶c̶h̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶e̶r̶t̶i̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ j̶u̶d̶g̶e̶m̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶.̶
Don't mindlessly report irrelevant percentages from databases.
Y̶o̶u̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶,̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶ ̶p̶e̶o̶p̶l̶e̶.̶
I want you to contribute, I don't want you to talk rubbish.
P̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶,̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶f̶u̶l̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶a̶c̶t̶u̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶s̶w̶e̶a̶k̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶(̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶m̶e̶)̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶
s̶o̶m̶e̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ a̶d̶d̶s̶ ̶s̶t̶u̶p̶i̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶e̶n̶t̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶i̶t̶.̶
I think I and many others could learn a great deal from you, but not if you "just report what you got from one database check"
w̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶i̶d̶i̶o̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ ̶d̶o̶!̶ ̶
Notice the Break Down Lady's and Gentlemen.
What kind of statements are those. Absolute statements!!
Who deals in Absolute statements Lady's and Gentlemen? Only 2 kinds of people in this world.
Sith's and Troll's
So now his Intention and Identity is being revealed. I than did an analytical investigation to see which type of person. We were dealing with here. Which leads me to Exhibit B.
Exhibit B
His Avatar.
However, Not his full Avatar I want you to take notice of something.
Notice the photo shop picture that I blew up. So you can get a crystal clear look. What kind of a Hat is he wearing Lady's and Gentlemen??
A Clown Hat.
Now ask yourself the question. Would a Sith Lord be wearing a Clown Hat?
NO!!
Which leads to only 1 possible solution. We are dealing with a Troll.
A Troll that is deluded.
Which is why after deciphering the text and imagine position I concluded he was a troll and called him such on post #18.
That is all I have to say on this issue antonisf.
Have a good day.
I think only players FIDE 2300 rated & above deserve a title coz it requires some serious study to get to that level.