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Aries? I take it your birthday is close?
I am reading this in another window as I write this. By the way, when on the job at work professionlly I was clearly INTJ. Here are my guesses: 1. Siegbert Tarrasch, a seeker after Truth. Read his annotation to a2-a4 in game 14 of his match vs Schlechter. 2. John W. Collins. 3. Bill Lombardy? 4. A. E. Santasiere 7. Emanuel Lasker?? 8. Bobby?????? However, we Aries don't believe in astrology.
As good a place to start as any is my own page on the Enneagram at http://www.duniho.com/fergus/enneagram It includes links to several of the main Enneagram websites.
'The three personality types in the Enneagram's competency triad' This is an interesting concept. However, I'm having trouble finding in this thread the url where this enneagram thingy is. I suspect there's more to it than 1 3 5. I sometimes think that surely by now all the good chess variant ideas have been mined and then I amaze myself by discovering another half-dozen or so that are really basic fundamental building blocks. Maybe I just take a 3 attitude towards being a 5. As a chessplayer, remember I'm just an fm, not an im nor a gm. Although sometimes when I'm logged on to fics I'm the top human player, in reality, I'm just a fish. I gave up trying to be Bobby after I played him. So, I just try to be me.
I scored 15 as a Five, and then a three-way tie with Two, Seven and Eight with 9 each, and Three and Six with 8 each. Aren't I complicated? ;)
Fergus, Just the kind of detail I was hoping for--your response was very clear and quite well-reasoned. Thank you.
This is interesting. It explains my artistic, intuitive and usually wrong approach to chess variants, eventually spurning functionality and playability. I am, of course, a four :)
Regarding what Ralph and Tony might be, I would look more at why they create variants than at how well they play Chess. Although Threes are more competitive than Fives, I think Fives have more natural aptitude at Chess-like games. I think Chess appeals mainly to people in the intellectual triad (567) and to people in the competency triad (135). Type Five is the only type in both triads, which probably gives Fives more of an interest and more of a natural aptitude at such games. Also, when I spoke of best players, I meant people like Bobby Fischer, who played Chess very competitively. I'm sure many Fives play Chess very well, and I know that Fives can be competitive, since I am a Five and frequently enjoy competition. Regarding competition, I think one difference between Threes and Fives is that Threes put more of a premium on winning, while Fives enjoy the challenge of competition without worrying as much about winning or losing. Concerning why Threes and Fives create Chess variants, I have more thoughts on the matter. Besides creating variants for viable markets, Threes may create variants for the sake of competition. I suspect that the competitions at this site prompt some Threes to create Chess variants. While Fives, such as myself, also enjoy competing in these contests, I think one sign of being a Five is that someone frequently creates variants without entering them into contests. Getting back to Ralph and Tony, I'm fairly certain that Ralph is a Five. Tony might also be a Five, but I have less evidence to go on. Ralph clearly loves to play with rules. He has created several variants without any hope of marketing them or entering them in competitions. He seems to create Chess variants for the fun of it rather than for any extrinsic purpose. Also, his funny notation is the sort of thing that I expect only a Five would create.
See some of the links at http://www.duniho.com/fergus/enneagram/ for more information on the enneagram.
Intersting application of Enneagram theory. How would you classify Ralph Betza, a master Chess player and probably the most most prolific living CV designer? Or Tony Quintanilla, who is a quite strong CV player and a skillful, creative CV designer?
The three personality types in the Enneagram's competency triad are distinguished by how they relate to rules, and this bears on how members of these three types approach Chess variants. The three types in this triad are One, Three, and Five. Type One likes to obey rules. Type Three likes to master rules. And type Five likes to play with rules. While Ones like to obey rules, they sometimes feel dissatisfied with the rules, seeking to reform them or supplant them. Enneagram author Don Riso calls type One the Reformer. When a One is interested in creating Chess variants, it is usually out of a feeling of dissatisfiaction with Chess and other variants. A One typically seeks to create the perfect variant, and he may devote his efforts to perfecting one variant rather than to creating several variants. Unlike Ones, Threes aren't driven to create the perfect game. A Three is more likely to be driven to be good at a game. I expect that several of the most accomplished players are Threes. Threes generally don't have any inner drive to create new variants, but if a Three perceives a market for a new variant, he may create one, then invest his time and money into promoting it and marketing it. Threes are driven mainly by a desire for success, and for some Threes promoting a new Chess variant may be a means to success. Fives like to play and tinker with rules. When a Five is interested in Chess variants, he generally likes to play with Chess like it's a box of Legos or Tinker Toys, mixing and matching various rules, pieces, and boards to try out various possibilities. While Fives may employ standards in creating their games, they generally regard the perfect variant as a myth. For them, creating variants is more like playing with a kaleidescope than it is about seeking perfection. Although Fives may like to see their games manufactured, they generally lack a marketing orientation, and they are usually too busy working on their next variant to spend much time promoting their last one. Fives tend to create several more variants than other types do. There are six other Enneagram types, but the other six are probably less interested in creating Chess variants. This doesn't rule out the possibility that some variants have been created by other types, but it may be rare.
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