Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 23:03:38 02/03/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 23:28:21, Will Singleton wrote: >On February 03, 2003 at 19:45:29, Peter McKenzie wrote: > >><snip> >>>A pity that you do not read. Show events are NOT a possible tool to calculate >>>the strength. And hard competition doesn't exist. That's it. I still hold >>>that comps are 2400 at best in fierce tournament chess. >> >>haha ><snip much laughter) > >Not the best debating technique. fwiw, I agree with Rolf. The games are Some statements are so silly there really is no point in debating them. "comps are 2400 at best in fierce tournament chess." is such a statement. The funny thing is that someone can spend so much time discussing the subject and come to such a ridiculous conclusion. I guess thats what happens when you get emotionally attached to your point of view. >interesting, and I enjoy analyzing them with my program, but there is no real >competition here at all. It's not a sham, but it's not real, either. > >I was going to compare this to pro wrestling, but it really is more like boxing. > Boxing appears to most people as a legitimate competition, and sometimes it is. > But the way money is made is to divide the purses, sometimes over several >fights. Then there's the gambling aspect, which applies to both. > >It is a show, and the gullible are taken in. That's fine, I don't care that >much. It's obvious how to make it real, but that won't happen, there's too much >to be made on the show. If anyone believes Kasp and Kram were actually trying >their best in their respective matches, then there's nothing I can say to change >your minds. > >Will
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