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Subject: Re: My Nemesis "Lacey" CM7

Author: John Merlino

Date: 18:50:33 12/06/00

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On December 06, 2000 at 21:42:20, Alan Grotier wrote:

>
>Flying back from Boston after four days of long hard work the flight
>finally arrives over Montréal. I am sooo glad to be home.
>
>It is 11.30pm and the aircraft is decending and banking in preparation
>to land.The air pressure in the cbin has changed and my ears go "pop".
>Seated next to the hull of the plane I look through the oval window
>and see,through the blackness of the night,the city below lit-up by a
>multitude of different sized coloured twinkling lights.It looks like a
>christmas tree that has been flatened-out.The scene is captivating.
>
>During the flight home I had been obsorbed reflecting over the move I should
>make against "Lacey" the personality in CM7."Lacey" my Memesis.
>I know as soon as I am home I must play a game against her.
>
>I did - and here it is: No laughing!
>Absolutely no take-backs and no computer help.Game in 15 min's.
>
>1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d5 3.e*d Nf6 4.c4 e6 5.d*e6 B*e6 6.b3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bd6
>8.d4 0-0 9.d5 Qa5 10.Bc3 Qc7 11.d*e6 f*e6 12.h3 Rad8 13.Bd3 Bf4
>14.0-0 Ne4 15.Qc2 Nd4 16.B*d4 c*d4 17.B*e4 g6.
>Here,I am not sure what to do. White's time 4min's. Black's time 14min's 55s
>18.Rfd1 Qg7 20.Rd3 Kh8 21.Rad1 Qe7 22.R*d4 R*R 23.R*R Qa3 24.Rd7 Bd6
>25.R*b7 Qc5 26.b4 Qh5 27. c5 Be5 28.c6 Kg8...and White lost on time.
>
>Shit La Merde another loss.
>
>Alain

And the worst part is that, thanks to the development team's human vs. computer
testing, Lacey's rating was lowered approximately 200 points for CM8000! It's
now just above 1300. She's the nemesis of MANY players, myself included, so I
sympathize....

jm



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