Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 09:13:01 07/14/02
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On July 09, 2002 at 19:19:59, Eye Witness wrote: > A Player VERY well known to all that post here has just won $10,000 dollars at >the world open in the under 1600 section >http://www.worldopen.com/results/1600.htm >, finishing with a near perfect score, 8.5 out of 9(giving a courtesy draw in >the last round)!! Last year this same player played in a section below this, >the under 1400 and could only barely get 3.5 out of 9! This is not a kid, but a >man probably in his early 40s! At the tournament he had an ear piece and >headphones at every game! He also played a new opening almost every game! He >has been week, and has never shown any performance even remotely close to this. >He has further gained extensive knowledge about computer chess from this forum. >I saw one game where he could have won a queen for a rook, but instead he went >for a more complcated tactic to win a rook out right very computer like >calculation of 5 points vs 4 for the exchange. This, when any human would have >certainly gauranteed the win by just taking the queen! I certainly hope that Ali didn't cheat. How can they allow a headset?? BTW, I noticed that one of the five players who tied for second was the young teenage son of one my best friends. If first place were due to cheating and thus disqualified, that would put this kid into a tie for first. I've watched the young man progress from a child who barely knows the moves to a powerful and creative attacker who can win 50%+ games against me as of 5 months ago and is probably much stronger now (my last rating was 1983 USCF). I can assure you that this kid has put his heart into the game, and it would be very sad if he were robbed of a rightful tie for first place due to somebody else's cheating.
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