Author: Reynolds Takata
Date: 12:59:11 02/03/99
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On February 03, 1999 at 00:52:12, Matt Frank wrote: >On February 01, 1999 at 19:18:54, Reynolds Takata wrote: > >> Thanks for trying to set up this match. >> >>However, i think it would be of most importance if the GM only agreed to look at >>Hiarcs games, that have already been played. The GM should have no access to >>actually play it before the match. After all Hiarcs will have absoloutely no >>chance whatsoever to practice against the GM. Him playing H7 before the match >>is way too great of a handicap, i'd expect any 2200 master to beat H7 if he was >>allowed this advantage. So if the GM is allowed to do this, then even if Hiarcs >>was 2750 ELO(which it isn't), would stand almost no chance in the match, thus i >>see the whole effort as being in someways wasted. This because hiarcs would be >>lost before they ever actually play a move in the real match. There is no >>legitimite match anywhere, where you can go up to an opponent and say "hey what >>would you play if i play this in the match?". Though it may be hard, but since >>it's your dime, i would expect that in the contract that he agree not to play >>actual games against Hiarcs in the interim between now and the match, though he >>should have acces to games that have been played already. Aren't you tired of >>looking at our comments :) hehehe. > >Do you think the GM would agree to random chess? :-} That would satisfy everone >who is concerned about opening book prep, right? > > I doubt he would but i think it's a GREAT idea i like it! :) >Matt Frank
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