Alan, and all you players out there:
Have you wondered whether the consistently better players are men or women? It's hard to know at present, unless profiles reveal, who is male or female, but maybe someone might be able to discern a trend. It might be slanted in a certain direction if more women play, or men.
Age may or not be a factor, nor education, relative to skill or the desire to compete. It may even be a matter of sheer persistence. I thought it might be a fun, though hardly scientific, social experiment if players were at least willing to say which gender they are.
On another note, could there be such a thing as team-playing?
Cheers,
B-B-B (not a man)