Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 09:12:43 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 11:51:23, Frederic Friedel wrote: Dear Frederic, The Dutch chess players DO NOT WANT a computer in their national championship. Why keeping blind for protests from strong players, many former Dutch championsips (Hans Ree and Gert Ligterink f.e.) and the majority of the Dutch chess players? Is this all worth it? The negative publicity, the laughter there will be tomorrow in chess clubs, in the newspapers? I am serious: Withdraw Fritz. The participation is very negative for ChessBase, computerchess in general, for chess and for the Dutch championship. Save your money and try a tournament where computers ARE welcome. Jeroen >Correct me if I'm wrong: > >1. The Dutch Championship 2000 has by far the highest prize money of any >national championship in the world. > >2. The Dutch Championship 2000 is the only national championship with more than >30 visitors (when I went to the US championships in Colorado some years ago >there were two visiors who were not directly attached to the players -- I was >one of them). > >3. The Dutch Championship 2000 is the only national championship in the world >that makes the front pages of the newspapers (I noticed it was on page one of >the London Daily Telegraph this morning).
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