Author: James Robertson
Date: 16:33:40 08/23/99
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On August 23, 1999 at 18:20:13, pete wrote: >After loosing some 2 or 3 games against unrated "grandmasters" like the one >James mentioned on ICC with computer account I sometimes asked something like : >"is it possible that you used a chess program to assist you to play ?" after a >game , when I saw something like the time management mentioned in your response. > >The interesting fact is : none of them ever got upset or angry ; I only saw two >effects : either they suddenly lost all their abilities and began to blunder a >lot or I saw them having a (C) some weeks later . > >For sure this has nothing to do with James' opponent who might be extremely >honourable. But to my experience : it is true that minor IMs, FMs or players >with 2200 sometimes can spank chessprogs very well , but to my experience they >also loose several games in the meantime by tactical blunders , especially under >blitz time controls. > >pete I still am not sure what to believe. His time management seemed fishy when I watched him, but he also seemed human for other reasons I mentioned. His has played very few games, usually plays slow blitz, and the only players in his history he played that were within 200 points of him were scrappy and JRCP.... it is possible that his tactical blunders were just not big enough to be caught by his opponents. James
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