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Subject: Re: IM or not IM

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 06:36:02 03/22/00

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On March 22, 2000 at 06:41:15, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On March 22, 2000 at 05:57:44, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>When a person writes that he/she won a IM, the great majority will think that
>>is a IM FIDE. There is a great difference between a IM FIDE and a IM ICCC, and
>>I wrote that the chess player that Chessfun had win was a IM of postal chess
>>(IM ICCF), although Portilho (IM ICCF) is a strong chess player. I gave the
>>correct information, and I eulogized Chessfun. I consider this very simple and
>>easy of interpreting (Unless my translation of the Portuguese for English is
>>not well done).
>
>Your first post was excellent, but why didn't you stop there. You don't know the
>strength difference between a FIDE IM and an ICCF IM at 1 0. In all fairness I
>think that Chessfun thought that she/he (?) had defeated a FIDE IM, but that is
>beside the point.

Well, I have not dates to know the difference in games 1 0, but  I would not
bet my money in the ICCF IM. But this would be speculation and it is out of the
main point of the subject.
Summarizing, Chessfun won a ICCF IM, that is also one
strong chess player, and more congratulations to he/she.

Paulo

>>The one that I don't understand is as other people  don't get to interpret
>>everything that was written in a rational and objectifies way, and get to
>>write absurds as " jealousies ", "evil" and even to insinuate another
>>absurd , "sexism".
>
>The sexism point was aimed towards the apparent difference in objectivity
>compared to PilgrimDan (the subtle remark from Mark Ryan was easily
>misunderstood). Not at you as an individual. I'm sorry if felt misinterpreted.
>
>Best wishes...
>Mogens




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