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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