Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:39:50 08/30/01
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On August 30, 2001 at 10:15:22, Derrick Daniels wrote: >On August 30, 2001 at 09:56:08, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 30, 2001 at 06:00:13, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>Some of you may remember the JRLOK/ICC/Scrappy >>>controversy where JRLOK and Robert were accused >>>of creating an unfair condition where JRLOK >>>could play scrappy at a certain timecontrol and >>>the others could not, this leading to JRLOK's >>>rating getting unfairly inflated to get him >>>on top of the best list etc... >>> >>>After some fuss with the 'records' file, ICC >>>appearently got a clue and made a new ratings >>>category where you can't pick your opponents >>>nor the timecontrols. >>>(a very good idea IMHO) >>> >>>But, I couldn't keep myself from laughing when >>>I looked at the best lists today: >> >> >>He called me Tuesday to tell me to "look at best and check the 'anti-roman' >>list". I couldn't figure out what he meant by "anti-roman list" until I >>saw that he was atop the list that doesn't allow anything but 5 0, and you >>can't pick your opponent, the server does it automatically. >> >>I agree that it was funny. :) >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>>Blitz Bullet 5-minute (Human only) >>>3396 JRLOK(GM) 2903 Hawkeye(GM) 2458 JRLOK(GM) >>>3392 chaozz(GM) 2811 pap(GM) 2392 GodGusti(IM) >>>3367 tnedev(GM) 2778 Pittiplats(IM) 2389 Hawkeye(GM) >>>3343 velimirovi(GM) 2775 GodGusti(IM) 2354 babloo(GM) >>>3308 L-Aronian(GM) 2774 Stager(GM) 2353 Kastor(IM) >>>3275 Dlugy(GM) 2765 Indiana-Jo(GM) 2350 DrainYou(GM) >>>3255 zpx(GM) 2760 Sunofeast 2339 garompon(GM) >>>3228 norival(IM) 2749 garompon(GM) 2321 D-Fridman(IM) >>>3216 Minotauro(IM) 2743 narciso(IM) 2317 Snooker(GM) >>>3202 DusantheGr(GM) 2737 Dreev(GM) 2312 Kevlar(GM) >>>3195 NKMZ 2729 Kastor(IM) 2310 Eraser1 >>>3188 garompon(GM) 2711 Bodryachok(IM) 2305 bakinec(IM) >>>3185 RuznaMamun(GM) 2690 Premover 2284 Biblos(GM) >>>3178 Gela(GM) 2686 MortalFear 2282 Pittiplats(IM) >>>3178 pap(GM) 2676 LarryC(GM) 2281 FabsiD(IM) >>>3168 Dreev(GM) 2669 KingLoek(GM) 2281 J-Becerra(GM) >>>3147 A-Riazants(GM) 2665 Dlugy(GM) 2280 phips(GM) >>>3138 Kalinatori(GM) 2664 YearOfTheR(IM) 2272 maradona >>>3133 Igrok(GM) 2662 severomors(GM) 2271 bani(GM) >>>3121 severomors(GM) 2661 DusantheGr(GM) 2266 MrUnknown(IM) >>>3115 bonvivant 2657 AmericanNerd 2256 Belov(IM) >>>3112 Snooker(GM) 2653 DrainYou(GM) 2250 Ruslan(GM) >>> >>>The IM who started complaining about JRLOK has a 5-min >>>rating of...2032. His notes now contain some nasty >>>remarks about Robert not having balls and so :) >>> >>>Reality hurts, I guess. >>> >>>-- >>>GCP > > > > What Jrlok failed to mention is the fact that Most of ICC's Strongest >Grandmasters don't participate in the 5-min rating setup. No doubt if they had >Jrlok would not be number 1 . Neither is he anywhere near number 1 in over the >board blitz. I wouldn't say he is number one in OTB blitz either. But I would definitely say he is very dangerous to _anybody_. I've seen him play other well-known GMs and give them a blitz lesson or two. Experience counts in blitz.
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