Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 09:35:35 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 12:10:35, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi all: >I just posted an answer to Enrique about the real reason behind these >medodramatic gestures of resignation after a couple of moves, and do it here >again because I am more and more convinced that what we have here is the >beginning of an opera of political correctness, that, as so many times, will >hide other, less glamorous motives. The real motives are panic to lose to the >machine. If it is true, as it clearly seems, that the participation of a chess program in the Dutch national championship has been a political decision adopted by the federation against the will of chess players, Bosboom and others had two options left: not participating or boycotting from the inside. I personally find quite maddening the attitude of some chess players refusing to play computers in important events, but I also understand a protest against a political decision against the will of chess players. Tough, unpleasant situation. Enrique > On the contrary, Jeroen played because probably he felt he had good >chances to win, as a matter of course, being a great player as he is. But this >Boombom, to whom he has won? Which are the credentials of the guy? Surely there >are not books about his best games. In short, he is just one more IM in the pack >but now he got publicity and a sense of arrogant satisfaction just not playing, >avoiding to lose and even more, getting an aura of heroe in some quarters. Great >shot with almost no cost. Shame... One more show of low motives and despicable >human arrogance gettying cover under the cloths of great gesture. Boooo... >Fernando
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