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Subject: Re: The conclusion of the JRLOK(GM) and ICC saga

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:08:17 08/30/01

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On August 30, 2001 at 13:48:05, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On August 30, 2001 at 10:15:22, Derrick Daniels wrote:
>
>>  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.
>
>What you seem to be forgetting is that he is #1 in the list
>where the other strongest grandmasters are also competing TOO.
>
>The whole point of the 5-min rating system was to sizzle
>the people who said he got there by picking opps and such
>by preventing it with a new category. As Robert said, it
>was essentially the anti-roman list. And now he's topping
>it.
>
>I quite frankly can't think of a bigger irony for the
>moment.
>
>--
>GCP


The moral of the story is (a) the man can play chess;  (b) the man _loves_ a
challenge.  :)



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