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Subject: Re: Why not to bring back Alekhine instead?

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 08:59:35 05/02/01

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On May 01, 2001 at 21:37:25, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On May 01, 2001 at 19:01:02, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On May 01, 2001 at 16:17:39, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On May 01, 2001 at 16:15:37, Charles Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 01, 2001 at 15:58:21, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>If reviving dead people is the matter, why should't we try to resucitate
>>>>>Alekhine? I know a very good witch that for a modest fare could do it. She
>>>>>guarantee a couple of hours of extra life for the game. As you say, what count
>>>>>are the moves, not the corpse, so we could give it a try. I am willing to put my
>>>>>ten cents and even those of the unfaithful Dan.
>>>>>Fernando
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why stop there?  How about Morphy vs. Fischer?
>>>
>>>I'd rather see Morphy play Polgar.  Tactical genius against tactical genius.
>>>
>>>But there is a forum right around the corner called GCF.  Why not discuss the
>>>subtleties of dead champions and Bobby Fischer over there.  Or (better yet) the
>>>wide open spaces of news:rec.games.chess.computer
>>
>>I wouldn't want to tarnish that forum. We should open a forum for spilt milk.
>>There's  plenty material that should belong there. Morphy, Fischer, FIDE, Deep
>>Blue, Kasparov-very often, why? even DJ!
>
>Maybe we can create the CCC equivalent of alt.flame, where people can go to
>scream at each other incoherently.

I have not heard any screaming, just people getting some fun for a short while.
The only thing somewhat near to a scream has been your harsh advice to go to GCF
as if just joking a little bit was going to destroy CCC. Sometimes you goes too
far with your penchant for seriousness. This is not a NASA site planning a Mars
landing...
Fernando



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