Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:58:23 05/16/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 22:45:33, Chris Carson wrote: >The words of a great tennis pro "When you step on the >court, there are no excuses". The words of a great golf >pro "I do care if I finish 10th in a tournament as long as >the nine players above me are ametures, I am here to make money". >The words of a pro football player after a loss >"It was raining just as hard on the other team". >Why do chess players whine so much? > >In my opinion, the rules apply to all opponents the same. Intel >made the PCA when they sponsored it. The Dutch championship is >interesting and large bucks due to money from the sponsors. The >rules are set, play the games and let the chips fall where they >may. > >Just my two cents. :) > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson If only it were so easy. :) I think the definition of "fair" here is "anything that favors me, and not the opponent." (where me is the human, and opponent is the computer). I've seen this escalate for way over 25 years now. I suspect it won't end until computers are not allowed at all, which has basically happened in the US already.
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