Author: Charles Milton Ling
Date: 16:19:50 03/15/99
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On March 15, 1999 at 19:05:34, Albert Silver wrote: >On March 15, 1999 at 18:02:54, Mark Young wrote: > >>On March 15, 1999 at 17:57:31, Peter McKenzie wrote: >> >>>On March 15, 1999 at 17:29:00, Mark Young wrote: >>> >>>>Hiarcs 7 has been banned from playing the other programs on the chess server >>>>Chess4You. I joined this chess server under the name DoomsDayMachine. After only >>>>11 games and a 11-0 score and a 2900+ rating. I was told by an admin that Hiarcs >>>>7 is too *strong* to play on the Chess4You server, and that Hiarcs 7's games >>>>would be resigned to bring Hiarcs 7's ratings back into line to what it should >>>>be, and Hiarcs 7 could no longer play the other programs.:) >>> >>> >>>Come on over to ICC where you'll get fierce competition and no silly rules. >> >>I am on the other chess server, and I have never had this happend before. BTW >>There is no rule on chess4You like this.:) until now. Here is the logic of the >>new rule. You can have a computer account, but if the program you are using wins >>to much, you can no longer use that program....... >>> >>>Peter >>> >>><snip> > >Perhaps one should e-mail them asking beforehand. "Excuse me I'm running Fritz 5 >on a PII-400. Is that too much or should I turn off the Turbo button? I do have >a version of Sargon III running on an Alpha 766Mhz but don't know how it fits >in. Please advise." > >Imagine what will happen if they get some strong GM blitz player. "Oh so sorry. >You have just won 20 straight games which is contrary to our special Victory >policy. Please restrain yourself in the future or take your winning ways >elsewhere." > > Albert Silver This effectively ends my inner debate whether to join Chess4You. Not that I would have problems besetting people or machines with 2900 (unfortunately), but this decision is simply stupid. Charley
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