Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 16:00:59 03/23/00
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On March 23, 2000 at 18:33:16, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I don't buy that argument. She may have felt 'abused' or whatever. She may >have felt (apparently justifiably I might add) that KK was totally incompetent >and that they could not repair the situation enough to make it viable. But to >say she couldn't be 100% sure that the computer was on the other end is total >nonsense. How could she _possibly_ be sure she was playing DJ? Answer: She >couldn't. The only way to be 100% sure is to play _in person_. So while she >had plenty to grumble about, this isn't legitimate. If I were the one playing a match against a computer, I wouldn't accept the abscence of a neutral observer at one end of a dubious connection. There's still the issue of chess match vs. internet chess match. It was the latter not the former. All in all well done by Xie Jun. She made sure about the money and she refused to the bossed around. Best wishes... Mogens
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