Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:18:28 08/23/01
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On August 23, 2001 at 16:15:02, Peter Berger wrote: >On August 23, 2001 at 15:43:58, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>The only place that amateur sports exists is at the high school level and below, >>and if you are a good enough high school player, there is some question in that, >>according to some things that I have seen. >> >>Amateur sports no longer exist, really. Except with little kids. > > >For the second time tonight I am amazed . > >By you of all people ;-) ? > >When it is about Amateur chess programming there are definitely a few very >competitive amateurs around that could have been a real challenge to even the >best professionals. > >Just to mention one : Yace on Athlon 1400 with Pesce book might have been a >_tough_ contender. > >And there is no doubt that Yace is an Amateur program .. You got me there. Actually, I think several amateur programs had a shot. I suspected that Ferret might win it all, since it has done so well in the recent past. Ferret also (to the best of my knowledge) has never taken a nickel from anyone. I should have said "athletics" instead of "sports"
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