Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:13:37 07/14/98
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On July 14, 1998 at 19:48:51, Shaun Graham wrote: >On July 14, 1998 at 10:32:31, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>On July 14, 1998 at 00:43:42, Shaun Graham wrote: >> >>>Well the point certainly was not that it is unfair, and i intended no such >>>insinuation. The point that i am making, is that in a swiss system >>>tournament(where most GM's acquire their norms, a situation in which you really >>>don't get to do much preparation for your opponent that Fritz would probably be >>>able to acquire a GM norm. >> >>This doesn't wash. GMs prepare for opponents between tournaments, not just 15 >>minutes before the next round. During a tournament, a GM might boot up a chess >>database program to quickly scan a few recent games of the player they are >>paired against, but the real preparation is done long before they are at the >>tournament hall. >> >Dave at the MAJORITY of swiss system tourneys in europe you don't know who is >even going to be there much less who you are going to play, so indeed it more >than washes. That's hogwash. Most GM's register months in advance. And the first thing they watch is who else is coming. There may be a surprise or two, but not many. And once the first round is over, do you think that GM's don't know how to use pairing software to figure out who they will play next round? Talk to a GM first, then you don't have to assume facts not in evidence. GM players take this stuff *very* seriously. I can name three that I know fairly well that have called me within the past 10 years to clear up a pairing question they had, as they knew that I had written a pairing program many years ago. They *know* who/what/when... and they suck up tournament bulletins between rounds like a teenager sucks up pizza and cokes. 1800 players may not have a clue who is coming or who they play next. But that doesn't mean the GM players don't.. far from it... but there are several on ICC. Be friendly, courteous, and ask one about this, and prepare to be amazed.
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