"We learn little from victory, but much from defeat"

Winners aren't as smart as it appears

You can learn from your mistakes if you lose but not if you win.

Not true. If you analyze your game with a computer, even if you won the computer will show you good ideas, tactics, etc. You can still learn just as much.

but can the computer show you how to make a coffee... I rest my suitcase

heres a quote for you- when we lose we learn much...like how to lose

heres another miss quote I invented- its the taking appart that counts

I never lose I only sometimes finish second

a great man said to me 'argh your stepping on my toe' and I took a step backwards

ghost how long you been playing chess and which state you from

is that a reference to seasame street the reference is lost on a brit I am from the state of unreadiness if that helps, being equally cryptic.

I am actually a moderate socialist-there is such a thing believe it or not. I am anti-Russian imperialism, pro-American freedom so that makes me an enemy of the soviet state.  I am not bobby btw but am similar in my beliefs I think liking Russians but hating what they do.

NM Pushwood... I would appreciate your advice in Chess 960.

I sound just like prince Charles and I have royal roots being something like 20000 in line to the throne.  Like most people my roots are grey- ie I am linked to the earl grey family of tea fame and my hair roots are grey to rub it in.

 It's a Japanese quote. Not sure it applies to Western chess

my username is rugby related cap=cardiff arms park (an old welsh national rugby stadium) in 1978 the allblacks played wales there and wales won but for all black cheating. red is the scarlet colours of the prince of wales worn by welsh rugby in the past-now they have an ugly red.

Bong is a common male nickname where I grew up. Female nicknanes are Bang, Bing, Beng

interestingly zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the banter blitz grandmasters on icc all used to think I was a commie calling me captain red when I am probably almost the antithesis of communism and nazism

I am pro monarchy pro capitalist pro tory pro labour pro poor