Author: Ingo Althofer
Date: 06:19:49 10/31/97
Madame Estelle Giron(?) , who is in the organizing committee, became No. 13 in the row of those who was downfolded by her chair. So not only newbies are in danger. Graham Douglas, faithful poster in rgcc, appeared in the tournament hall as a spectator to get a free beer from Bruce Moreland, but Bruce had gone already back to his hotel for preparations ( round 10 vs Hydra, Ferret with Black ). The Austrian team ( behind Hydra ) was not in the analyzing chamber. I heard them still laughing and joking in the tournament hall through the phone: Hydra has surpassed its "path of thirst" ( in German: Durststrecke ), although the win against Tiger was a bit lucky according to Thorsten ( loud Austrian noise in the background when he tried to explain this to me ). Most operators/programmers are rather exhausted, but almost all enjoy the event. Ananse's Walter Bannerman is making program changes for tomorrow. Probably there will be n o award for the most beautiful game of the WMCCC. ( In my opinion Virtual's win against Eugen in round 8 would have been a serious contender. Thorsten said that Shredder's winning attack today was also nice. Just, when the french TV team started their taping, Shredder ringed in its final attack with f4-f5. Many thanks to Thorsten for all the details. Ingo Althoefer.
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