Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:16:24 01/03/02
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On January 03, 2002 at 11:20:52, Kevin Strickland wrote: >>You have no right to label it this way. I have listed my objections against this >>type of tournaments quite well. From CCT1 I remember a certain programmer to >>call another programmer a cheater. Being once a victim of such slander which has >>bugged me for years I refuse to put myself into a vulnerable position. >> >>Ed > >If I remember correctly the incident that you are talking about was Vincent >Diepeveen accusing the Junior team of "interfering" in their game in CCT1. You remember correct. And being a commercial you are an easy target, as proven. >Apparently Vincent though Junior played a "human" move. It was rediculous then, >and it is still rediculous now. > >I was observing the event using a free week account on ICC, and I remember the >conversation in the channel there. Almost everyone thought Vincent was just >bitter over losing. > >Please do not let that _one_ incident from not allowing Rebel from joining. I >certainly can understand that you have other duties to attend to. You are the >owner of a chess product company that has many stables to run. The rules provoke incidents like this. I have no single doubt about Amir's integrity in the case but you never know for sure how such gossip will develop and how stubborn its life will be. Best example: Kasparov - Deep Blue, 1997 and Kasparov's accusation of cheating. Ed >I enjoyed watching Rebel and Chess Tiger battle it out for #1 at the Dutch Open >this year, and I would love to see them battle it out with the other 44 >participants at the CCT4. > >I do not see your reasons for not entering as excuses. I simply see them as >someone who can not due to prior obligations. > >Happy New Year to you Ed. I hope all goes well for you, and your program in >2002. Rebel has been and always will be my favorite program. It is the main >reason I did not upgrade to Windows XP. I play Rebel daily, and I believe it has >improved my chess skill level more than any program out there due to it's style >of play. Thank you Kevin for your kind words, happy New Year too. Ed >+- Kevin -+
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