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Subject: Re: $500 challenge to Curtis Williams--ten game match(*SIGH*)

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 10:21:18 07/09/01

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On July 09, 2001 at 12:59:05, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>Hi
>
>On July 09, 2001 at 12:23:22, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>On July 09, 2001 at 11:13:19, Curtis Williams wrote:
>>
>>>I AM, at this moment, number oneat ICC.
>>
>>No, that honor belongs to Christophe Theron, the author of Chess Tiger.  You
>>are just the guy who flips the power switch on the computer.
>>
>>-Peter
>
>I'm not sure why his post lead to such a big reaction. He doesn't do anything
>illegal. All he tries to achieve is to have a comp account with the highest
>ICC-rating. So what? *I* don't see the point to achieve this with a program
>which is not my own, but hey, who am I to say what he should do and what not?
>
>Yes he's using a formula which surely helps him maintaining a high score. So
>what? It's perfectly within the rules of ICC. Additionally he clearly states in
>his finger notes hardware/software used. So the GM/IM/whatnot knows what
>he/she/whatnot plays against - it's their choice to play. And many are saying
>that "ICC rating points don't mean anything/a lot anyway". Well, maybe they
>still mean more to us than we admit?
>
>Sargon


My issue is with his bravado, particularly his repeated use of the first person
(*I* am #1, *My* program is #1).

-Peter





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