More mumblings from the Subpatzer...
There are maximizers and satisficers according to Jonathan Haidt in his book the Happiness Hypothesis. And Kaufman in his repertoire books suggests that there is a point of diminishing return in chess opening studies. Silman does not teach the Knight and Bishop mate in his endgame course. And Irwin Kulla in his book Yearnings suggests that even God is a satisficer, and at the creation of the world the saying, "It is good." means "It is good enough." or even, "This one will do."
So here is to me and all the other amateur patzer chess hobbyists. We are the majority. We buy the books and DVDs on improvement. We will never nail the opening, see every shot, squeeze the maximum out of every position, or flawlessly conduct our endgames.
Kiss me Caissa! I am a chess player too.
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