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Subject: Re: Opinion Poll

Author: James Robertson

Date: 12:23:01 09/27/99

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On September 27, 1999 at 15:17:12, James T. Walker wrote:

>On September 27, 1999 at 15:02:44, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On September 27, 1999 at 15:01:28, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>I would like to see a poll taken on how often each person plays a game vs a
>>>Chess program at a time control of 40/2hrs or longer.  I haven't played this
>>>time control vs a computer in more than 10 years.  I'm curious as to what the
>>>average number of times /month people here play a 40/2 or longer game vs a Chess
>>>program.
>>
>>I only play at that time control or longer.  I have absolutely no chance even of
>>a draw in 100 games at fast time control.  Maybe that's why I despise it so
>>much!
>>;-)
>
>That reminds me, I won a game vs Rebel 10 the other day.  It was a G/5 and the
>only game I've ever won at blitz vs any of the top programs.  It was another
>"f3" move by Rebel that caused it's demise.   I was watching TV between moves
>and expecting to lose as usual when Rebel played the 27 f3.  I had 11 seconds
>left on my clock and couldn't believe I had actually won.  Here it is:
>
>[Event "G/5 minutes"]
>[Site "?"]
>[Date "1999.09.24"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "REBEL 10.0(PII-333)"]
>[Black "Jim Walker"]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "Very Low"]
>[BlackElo "2550"]

Ha! You can't fool us! you're actually a GM in disguise.

James
:)

>[ECO "C26"]
>
>1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bb4 5. Nf3 d6 6. d3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3
>8. bxc3 h6 9. Rb1 d5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Nd2 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. c3 Nc6 14.
>Nc4 Be6 15. Rxb7 Bxc4 16. dxc4 Qc8 17. Rb1 Qa6 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. Bb4 Na5
>20. Qa4 Qc6 21. Qxa5 Qxc4 22. Qxa7 Ra8 23. Qc5 Qxa2 24. Qxc7 Qe2 25. Rfe1
>Qd3 26. Red1 Qe2 27. f3 Ra2 28. Rd2 Rxd2 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Bh3 Qxh2+ 31.
>Kf1 Qf2# 0-1
>Jim Walker



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