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Subject: Re: Xie - Junior match gets stranger....

Author: Paul

Date: 08:45:28 03/13/00

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On March 13, 2000 at 10:44:02, James Robertson wrote:

>According to the latest news on kasparovchess.com, this Xie - Junior match is
>whacked.
>
>In the game Xie won, Junior didn't use a book!
>
>In the game Junior won, it wasn't 40/2! Instead it was 40/1 + 60.
>
>Everything seems to be going wrong with this match. KC should really take more
>effort to ensure these things don't happen.
>
>James

Yes, the story on:

http://www.clubkasparov.com/serve/Templates/folders/show.asp?p_folderID=278

doesn't paint a pretty picture of Miss Xie Jun's attitude either.
I'm a bit disappointed about that, it sounds a bit like Mickey Adams to me :(
Human players tend to get a bit nervous when a game doesn't start on time
it seems. Well, let's hope the rest of the match goed smoothly :)

Cheers,
Paul




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