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Subject: Re: From Chessbase.com/Mig

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 10:47:49 07/15/02

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On July 15, 2002 at 10:59:59, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On July 15, 2002 at 10:20:21, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>Best to ask Morsch really.
>
>Morsch plays with the best he has at the time of the tournament of course.
>
>When asked, he commented the Quest/Fritz thing was indeed a marketing
>issue, and that he would have no problem playing with the 'Fritz' name
>himself (he can accept the fact that he's not going to win everything),
>but it's wasn't his call.
>

I'm glad you asked him this, and his response is what I expected.


>Let me make this clear: I'm not objecting to them calling the thing
>Quest, that's their own right. I think it's intentionally misleading
>the public, but that's just my opionion.
>
>I am objecting to the claim that what played in Maastricht was not
>the best (= strongest, unless your name is Mig) version. IMHO this
>is insulting to the people who played Fritz, err, Quest.
>

I find it insulting both as a spectator and a customer of Chessbase.

-Peter



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