Author: Micheal Cummings
Date: 18:46:55 06/03/99
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On June 03, 1999 at 12:15:45, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >Please better define 'really top player'. In my opinion Michael Rohde is as >'really top player', as Joel Benjamin is. True, he hasn't yet won the US >Championship, but he is a very tallented GM, with many past tournament victories >against both GM's & Computer's. In fact, Mike has recently come out with a >fantastic book on the Sveshnikov Sicilian, and is hard at work on a 'Gambit >Guide' to the Bogo-Indian. He is featured monthly in game of the month in Chess >Life (a post that no less a player then Svetozar Gligoric used to have), and >runs a web site, www.infochess.com. That's a lot of accomplishment for any GM, >much less one who because of the ways of the chess world, has also too have >become a full time attorney in the corporate world. > >In fact Benjamin (a really top player?!), after graduating from Yale (Mike also >graduated from Yale), has stated (some years ago),that now that he was done with >college he was going to be a full time chess profesional. Yes, he has succeeded >in that very well. Mike too has succeeded, but not to the same decree as Joel, >being that he is (as mentioned before), a full time attorney. > >mrslug - the software addict! Well put it this way, I think I have heard of Rhode, I have never heard of Benjamin. When I say top player I mean someone who is towards the top. If these two are then thats fine if not, then I would be more interested in watching games by players who are in the to 100 or 50. Just cause he has a GM title does not mean he is a great player in my view. So do not take offence and write about Benjamin. I am not having a go at him nor am I at Rhodes. I have seen IM's give certain GM's a good whipping over the years. So go for more than Title, you need glamour, experience, and some big tournament wins. Its fine to play GM's but many people like myself when we see the names of them go WHO ???
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