Author: Jeroen Noomen
Date: 09:42:23 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 12:10:35, Fernando Villegas wrote: Fernando, >But this Boombom, to whom he has won? Which are the credentials of the guy? He beat Kasparov in a blitz game last year. Not many who can say that. He is not a professional player, but extremely good ad blitz. Furthermore, he plays in the highest dutch league. And he is dangerous for any IGM, because he has an uncompromising style and goes for broke in almost any game. >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, Wasn't it arrogant from the KNSB, the sponsors and the tournament directors to close their eyes for the protests, that have been there since weeks? Come on, be sensible! >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... The way in which this whole 'computer-episode' in our dutch national championship was unfolding into a kind of soap opera, I don't mind. The fault is with the organisers and the sponsors. Blind for what the people don't want. Sorry, but for me Manuel Bosboom is a true hero. Jeroen
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