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Subject: Re: Jun Xie double booked

Author: Timothy J. Frohlick

Date: 12:56:44 03/08/00

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On March 08, 2000 at 15:26:34, Jeff Anderson wrote:

>On March 08, 2000 at 15:05:59, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>
>>Dear Mr. Exner,
>>
>> That is no excuse.  When I worked the emergency room and urgent care centers I
>>would routinely see five to six patients at a time.  Do you think that Ms Xie
>>Jun is less capable of moving chess pieces on a board?  Appendicitis in room 1,
>>myocardial infarction in room 3, foreign body ingestion in room 6, laceration in
>>room 5  etc. etc.
>>
>>Let us not mollycoddle these grandmasters.  They are tougher than you think.
>>I do think that Xie Jun is going to get beaten badly by Deep Junior 6.x if the
>>match continues.
>>
>>
>>Tim Frohlick
>
>I don't think you understand how physically and mentally draining a long game of
>chess is.



Jeff,

Is it as physically draining as mountain biking 110 miles up and down hills and
going through a  four hour long Texas thunderstorm while being pelted by 1 cm
hailstones as lightning strikes only fifty feet away?

Is it as mentally draining as being a solitary medic on standby at a bombing
range where the troops had to pick up unexploded ordnance with no special
training?

Is it as physically and mentally draining as being struck by lightning?


What is mentally and physically challenging for some is play for others.  If you
or I were to play Xie Jun then we would feel extreme pressure, especially if we
had agreed to personally pay her $10,000 for every game she won.


I think that feeling sorry for these grandmasters is ridiculous.


Tim Frohlick








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