Author: Walter Koroljow
Date: 10:08:16 03/09/00
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On March 09, 2000 at 12:04:01, KarinsDad wrote: >On March 08, 2000 at 16:21:41, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>On March 08, 2000 at 16:14:56, Howard Exner wrote: >> >> >>I'm guessing 3.5-2.5 for Junior. >> >> >>That is what I also predicted earlier at this site. Not a total annihilation >>but enough to chasten her. For Xie Jun it will be percieved as >>humiliation.(IMHO) >> >> >>Tim Frohlick > >I predict 5-1 or worse and the 1 point as 2 draws. I think people are >underestimating the strength of the programs and the fact that most any mistakes >are caught. The fact that Kasparov had to explain why his "drawn" game was >actually won to Polgar just shows that there are levels in chess and then again, >there are levels in chess. Xie Jun is too far down on the overall GM food chain >(low 2500s, approximately #200 in the world) to be considered a serious threat >to Junior (and 4 of the games are scheduled on Saturday/Sunday, a real tough >schedule for the 2 Sunday games). > >IMO. > >KarinsDad :) The KC "Event Schedule" seems to say only one game per day. But if Xie Jun is playing in another tournament at the same time, I agree that her chances are very poor. Cheers, Walter
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