Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:12:32 07/05/99
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On July 03, 1999 at 21:05:31, Peter Kappler wrote: >On July 03, 1999 at 20:51:25, odell hall wrote: > >> >>On July 03, 1999 at 19:36:14, Peter Kappler wrote: >> >>> >>>Odell, >>> >>>Any reason your paranoia is only directed GM Sorin, and not the Rebel team as >>>well? >>> >>>--Peter >> >> >>Rebel's moves can be easily verified, there's only about 100,000 people tha have >>the rebel program, as well as the processor. It would be next to impossible for >>rebel to cheat. In the case of the grandmaster however is a completely >>different story. He can consult his notes, and no doubt his numerous opening >>manuals. or can easily get assistance from another grandmaster. > > >Hmmm, my understanding was that this was not necessarily the "off-the-shelf" >version of Rebel, but I could be mistaken. > >Anyway, your original post sounds like sour grapes to me. I guess you expected >Rebel to do better, but 40/2 is a whole different game, as I have tried to >explain many times... > >:-) > >--Peter Sigh... haven't we all. First Odell wants to change my opinion about this and he's gone to great lengths to do so... I haven't budged on the 40/2hr issue. So now we have to resort to implying that the GM is possibly cheating, even with someone (impartial) looking over his shoulder? And you wonder why a GM is reluctant to get involved with playing computers? They either lose or get accused of cheating? How exactly do they win?
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