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Subject: Re: Marcus Kastner versus Millennium (again)

Author: Chris Taylor

Date: 12:14:02 12/06/00

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On December 06, 2000 at 07:14:11, Terry Ripple wrote:

>On December 06, 2000 at 02:54:01, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>Sorry to bring this issue up again but I would appreciate some feedback.
>>
>>I don't know if this issue is considered off-topic but then for me it is
>>very on-topic and I will explain why.
>>
>>Marcus Kastner recently posted here some info about his juridical fight
>>with Millennium which was followed here by a defence of Millennium.
>>
>>Much to my dislike the good name of Rebel and Chess Tiger were used
>>to fight the war between the 2 gentlemen. Email did not help and so
>>the discussion went on and on forcing Christophe and me to react so
>>now and then in order to keep things in balance.
>>
>>During all of this the implication was Rebel and Tiger had using so called
>>"foreknowledge" via Marcus Kastner (the Tiger operator) against
>>Shredder in London 2000 during the WCCC indirectly questioning the good
>>results of Rebel and Tiger.
>>
>>Although Millennium stated "No Ed you did not cheat" the presentation
>>felt different and I would like to know if some of you feel the same
>>way.
>>
>>The purpose of my question is to estimate if there is some damage
>>done to the good name of Rebel and Chess Tiger and if this is true
>>defend myself and restore things if possible.
>>
>>And no, I am not going to sue. The worse thing that can happen I will
>>write a public statement on my pages and that will be it.
>>
>>Another purpose of this posting is to avoid this whole unfortunate
>>story will be presented in a wrong way in the chess press later. I
>>mean the discussion here ended in a very unclear way while even I did
>>not understand anymore what the point of Millennium was leaving not
>>only me but also CCC in the dark.
>>
>>So some feedback is really appreciated as I don't like to be called a
>>cheater indirectly.
>>
>>The discussion ended in the below confusing way and I take back my "or
>>rest your case" in my last sentence as I think Millennium should have
>>reacted on this, which I asked in email, but nothing was coming.
>>
>>Ed
>>
>>
>>===============================================================
>>
>>[Millennium]
>>Christophe, it was not me who started spreading this information. Please read
>>Marcus' magazine. I got all my information from there.
>>
>>
>>[Christophe]
>>I don't have the magazine, and I don't read german accurately enough. That's
>>unfortunate, but if I ask somebody to send me the magazine and then find someone
>>else to translate the article for me, it's going to take 2 weeks or more.
>>
>>[Millenium]
>>This might be a good idea.
>>
>>
>>[Ed]
>>I don't think so and I will explain why.
>>
>>You decided to defend your case here in public.
>>
>>So post what the accusations against Marcus are.
>>
>>Quote the magazine and explain what Marcus did wrong in your opinion.
>>
>>Now confusion is all around, I haven't read ChessBits and the WCCCM
>>article. It is even unclear to me why you are suing Marcus on what
>>he wrote in his magazine.
>>
>>I understand you are not suing Marcus to have used his knowledge
>>in favor of Rebel and Tiger in London as that was what I understand
>>at first. Now you seem to deny that. But then what? I completely
>>lost track.
>>
>>Please clarify or rest your case.
>>
>>Ed
>-----------------
>Hi Ed,
>You still got my vote for a well respected business man and humane person who i
>also feel is very trustworthy. I also believe that some viewers here will have
>a little doubt in the back of their minds, because some mud sticks to you like
>the previous poster quoted, and it won't go away until the truth comes to the
>surface! I was once quoted by grandfather that the "truth" will always rise
>above the lies!
>
>Best Regards,
>Terry

Thanks Terry, those words can not be improved on by me.  So, I echo them
whole-heartedly

Chris Taylor.



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