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Subject: Re: For Amir,Christophe

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 22:48:15 08/29/01

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On August 29, 2001 at 07:56:57, Tony Werten wrote:

>On August 29, 2001 at 04:08:25, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 29, 2001 at 03:34:42, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>
>>>On August 29, 2001 at 03:21:52, Tony Werten wrote:
>>>
>>>>I thought that was the reason they introduced the semi-professional category,
>>>>for the  non-amateurs.
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>
>>>The semi-professional category is a little unclear if you use the Maastricht
>>>definition IMO. It would be easier if contained all those that don't have their
>>>primary income from chess programming.
>>
>>I suspect that this definition means that Junior and Tiger are semi
>>professionals.
>
>That doesn't really matter. Point is that they are no amateurs.
>
>Tony


Correct conclusion.

According to the rules Gandalf could have entered as amateur and Chess Tiger
as semi-professional. It was a matter of self respect that we did not.

Ed



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