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Subject: Re: Xie Jun vs Deep Junior : No game today?!

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 15:26:16 03/12/00

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On March 12, 2000 at 16:48:09, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>I think this is a huge insult to programmers everywhere, and totally undeserved.

Read before you write. I mainly blame the computer chess community for
partisanship. I have the utmost respect for all programmers, especially those
working hard without pay on an amateur basis. Secondly, the whining regarding
the Xie Jun-DJ has already commenced.

>Consider DB vs. GK II. GK lost, so instead of accepting defeat gracefully, he
>accused his opponent of cheating (and his only evidence was that DB made some
>moves that looked suspect!). And then, when the DB team accepted their prize,
>they got booed! How tasteless is that? When they lost to GK in the first match,
>I didn't hear any whining.

This match already had its 15 minutes of fame. Let it go. I know I have.

Best wishes...
Mogens



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