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Subject: Re: Rebel drew in the Israeli league,Fritz and Junior won

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 15:06:48 05/12/00

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On May 12, 2000 at 10:54:31, blass uri wrote:

>Rebel drew in the last round of the Israeli league.
>Fritz and Junior won other players(I do not remember their name and I think they
>were not strong players)
>
>Shredder lost on time in a winning position against another weak player.
>
>The operator(rami tal) had to do other things like talking in the telephone
>during the game.
>
>Shredder used a time control of 100 minutes/40 moves based on the assumption
>that a difference of 20 minutes is enough.
>Rami tal explained after the game that changing the clock of shredder was
>against the rules because the rules do not let to change the time control of the
>computer during the game without telling it before the game so shredder had to
>lose on time.
>

This is the most stupid way to lose a game I've ever heard. Shay and I were
there, and would have been able to replace Rami for a while if we'd been told
there's a problem.

Who told him the time control can't be changed ? I see no reason. Operators are
slow, they drink coffee, they talk on the phone. Why shouldn't the computer be
told the real clock situation ?

Junior won against Dr. Danny Barash. His Israeli rating is 2290.

Amir



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