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#21

Don't know why Geck0 uses such harsh words. Maybe he read the article from another point of view.
I am looking at it completely different. IMO ekk1976 just wanted to explain some ideas about weakness periods we (that all know from ourselves) and took some prominent players as examples for a kind of picture. I just feel that some of his thoughts are worth to think about and that some points are an nice addition to the many of other explantions you can find about the phenomen.
It's clearly no scientific approach or an in-deep research, and he did not claim that. Geck0 however using terms like lowpass filter (engineer?) etc. insinuates it. So theese are two different perspective levels.
I cannot find neither disrespectful opinions about mental or psychological problems in the article nor relativization.

Don't know why Geck0 uses such harsh words. Maybe he read the article from another point of view. I am looking at it completely different. IMO ekk1976 just wanted to explain some ideas about weakness periods we (that all know from ourselves) and took some prominent players as examples for a kind of picture. I just feel that some of his thoughts are worth to think about and that some points are an nice addition to the many of other explantions you can find about the phenomen. It's clearly no scientific approach or an in-deep research, and he did not claim that. Geck0 however using terms like lowpass filter (engineer?) etc. insinuates it. So theese are two different perspective levels. I cannot find neither disrespectful opinions about mental or psychological problems in the article nor relativization.
#22

@Bababuh
While of course Geck0 has a right to an opinion, I see the situation from the same view as yourself. However, as I have not had mental struggles before I cannot speak to that as well. However, thanks for sharing your opinion and I agree with you.

@Bababuh While of course Geck0 has a right to an opinion, I see the situation from the same view as yourself. However, as I have not had mental struggles before I cannot speak to that as well. However, thanks for sharing your opinion and I agree with you.
#23

I don't think I've ever seen so many people insulted at once in a Lichess front page article. Congrats!

I don't think I've ever seen so many people insulted at once in a Lichess front page article. Congrats!
#24

@Toadofsky I only counted one, but I'm sure there are many more. Always glad to break records and reach achievements such as this! However, I'd be surprised if it's more controversial than my post on the Best Bloggers on Lichess--That one would be pretty hard to beat!

@Toadofsky I only counted one, but I'm sure there are many more. Always glad to break records and reach achievements such as this! However, I'd be surprised if it's more controversial than my post on the Best Bloggers on Lichess--That one would be pretty hard to beat!
#25

I have an other point of view. While I think your playing strength has a lot to do with your psychological state, it also has a lot to do with your training.

I don't think Levy was trying very hard the whole year through. As he stated in his video he didn't train before his last tournament. I would say that he just had some bad tournaments because he just wanted to play for fun and didn't train that hard. At his level you really have to try to improve and not just occasionally train a little bit here and there.

He did the exact opposite before his tournament in Spain, when he actually trained hard to get better and it worked well. He was more confident and also played better.

So I think in the case of Levy it's more than just the psychological aspect. You just can't expect to do well if you don't train hard. That's just not how it works.

I don't have an opinion on Ding, Fabi or Anish.

I have an other point of view. While I think your playing strength has a lot to do with your psychological state, it also has a lot to do with your training. I don't think Levy was trying very hard the whole year through. As he stated in his video he didn't train before his last tournament. I would say that he just had some bad tournaments because he just wanted to play for fun and didn't train that hard. At his level you really have to try to improve and not just occasionally train a little bit here and there. He did the exact opposite before his tournament in Spain, when he actually trained hard to get better and it worked well. He was more confident and also played better. So I think in the case of Levy it's more than just the psychological aspect. You just can't expect to do well if you don't train hard. That's just not how it works. I don't have an opinion on Ding, Fabi or Anish.
#27

@x_Leo_x
That is also a good thought, but it ties to losing motivation. With enough motivation, he would have trained harder. However, that is also a good point.

@x_Leo_x That is also a good thought, but it ties to losing motivation. With enough motivation, he would have trained harder. However, that is also a good point.
#29

Nice post!

IMHO the another huge reason for Ding has been exhaustion. Complete mental, and emotional, exhaustion. If you saw how he looked after winning the World Championship you might understand what I mean. He did not look happy, not even relieved ! He looked IMO devastated. At the bord, as well as in the post match press conference.

Nice post! IMHO the another huge reason for Ding has been exhaustion. Complete mental, and emotional, exhaustion. If you saw how he looked after winning the World Championship you might understand what I mean. He did not look happy, not even relieved ! He looked IMO devastated. At the bord, as well as in the post match press conference.
#30

@x_Leo_x said in #25:

I have an other point of view. While I think your playing strength has a lot to do with your psychological state, it also has a lot to do with your training.

I don't think Levy was trying very hard the whole year through. As he stated in his video he didn't train before his last tournament. I would say that he just had some bad tournaments because he just wanted to play for fun and didn't train that hard. At his level you really have to try to improve and not just occasionally train a little bit here and there.

He did the exact opposite before his tournament in Spain, when he actually trained hard to get better and it worked well. He was more confident and also played better.
I agree with this, but I think that there are also more reasons, so if you combine @ebk1976 ‘s post with @x_Leo_x ’s post, you will get all the reasons for why Ding-ness has become a chess term.

So I think in the case of Levy it's more than just the psychological aspect. You just can't expect to do well if you don't train hard. That's just not how it works.

I don't have an opinion on Ding, Fabi or Anish.

@x_Leo_x said in #25: > I have an other point of view. While I think your playing strength has a lot to do with your psychological state, it also has a lot to do with your training. > > I don't think Levy was trying very hard the whole year through. As he stated in his video he didn't train before his last tournament. I would say that he just had some bad tournaments because he just wanted to play for fun and didn't train that hard. At his level you really have to try to improve and not just occasionally train a little bit here and there. > > He did the exact opposite before his tournament in Spain, when he actually trained hard to get better and it worked well. He was more confident and also played better. I agree with this, but I think that there are also more reasons, so if you combine @ebk1976 ‘s post with @x_Leo_x ’s post, you will get all the reasons for why Ding-ness has become a chess term. > > So I think in the case of Levy it's more than just the psychological aspect. You just can't expect to do well if you don't train hard. That's just not how it works. > > I don't have an opinion on Ding, Fabi or Anish.