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

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 07:37:30 03/13/00

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On March 12, 2000 at 18:26:16, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>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.

You didn't mention the computer chess community explicitly. So maybe instead of
questioning my ability to read, we should question your ability to write...

>>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.

I don't lose sleep over it. I was just using it as an example. No need to be so
defensive, especially if you have already "let it go."

-Tom



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