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Subject: Re: The BIG GIANT HEAD!

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 08:54:18 03/18/00

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On March 18, 2000 at 11:51:43, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>In an earlier post, where I said that there was only one true WORLD CHESS
>CHAMPION, some respondents thought that I was taking a easy shot at FIDE World
>Champion Khalifman.  If that was the impression I left, I appologize.  Khalifman
>is a fine & deserving Fide world champion, and I'm sure his games are as worthy
>of close study as any of the Fide World Champions.  The point (and I do have
>one), is that no one dominates the game (among humans), more than Kasparov does
>now, and for the last 10 years or so.  He is the one BIG GIANT HEAD, among all
>the human chess players who aspire to take his place on this 3rd rock:)
>
>My other point (and I didn't notice too much discussion about that), is that no
>one commercial chess playing program dominates the field above all others, or
>for very long (even by slim margins), like this human guy, among his
>contempories.  Nor do I suspect it likely that any commercial playing program
>ever will.  Though, I wouldn't mind being proven wrong about that!
>
>Larry T.



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