Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 05:25:53 11/05/97
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On November 01, 1997 at 15:44:37, Ingo Althofer wrote: >Ferret was the very dominating participant in the Blitz tournament, and >won by a margin of 1.5 points in 11 rounds. It gave away only two >draws against Fritz and another program ( possibly Junior, round 6 ). Draws with Fritz and Junior, both with black. The draw with Fritz was a rep draw, I didn't check to see who was better, but Junior was up a pawn in an opposite B ending. >Ferret is the brainchild of Bruce Moreland, who also operated it in >the Blitz tournament and also in the WMCCC itself. Already 1996 >in Jakarta, Ferret had become World Micro Computer Blitz Chess >Champion. Congratulations to Bruce for defending this title ! Thanks. >The "normal" tournament does not run too well for Ferret, and, >according to Chris Whittington ( if I understood him correctly in >front of the high background noise level ), Bruce looked like an angry >man for several days. But now he is completely happy and relaxed. Actually, when the dust cleared I had done fine (5th, or tied 4th, depending upon how you report this). I'm not quite sure how to take this "angry" comment. I have emotional ups and downs at these, to say the least, but I think that I was more disappointed than angry, typically. In the last round of the main tournament I was happy because I had no pressure on me, because I couldn't win, and because I got to play white, and because the damned thing was almost over. >I am eager to see on Frederic Friedel's video the chaos during the >Blitz tournament. ( Hopefully, he has made a tape ... ) When the >spatial chaos was only half of the level of the background noise it >must have been a battle in the hall ( "Saalschlacht" in German ). The blitz tournament is completely brutal. You cannot do well in it unless you take it absolutely seriously. The background noise wasn't a big deal at all. I was distracted by people setting off flashes in my face, but I didn't hear any noise that I remember. bruce
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