Author: Stuzzi Kadent
Date: 23:59:23 09/01/02
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On September 01, 2002 at 10:11:07, Marc van Hal wrote: >On September 01, 2002 at 09:13:23, Lyn Harper wrote: > >>On September 01, 2002 at 08:58:02, Alastair Scott wrote: >> >>>To my surprise I note, from the Amazon UK order page, >>> >>>http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006AFVX/ref=sr_aps_videogames_1_1/026-5990648-8079637 >>> >>>that Chessmaster 9000 has an advisory lower age limit of 15 years, set by the >>>European Leisure Software Publication Association. >>> >>>What on earth could a chess program contain that is considered offensive to >>>those aged 14 and below? ;) >>> >>>Alastair >> It can only be that the people giving this advisory age limit are not chess >>enthusiasts themselves, just business people. They probably think that chess is >>beyond the intellectual capabilities of juniors..but we know better, of course. > >Yeah like having 14 year old Grandmasters! No, I'll bid you 12! http://www.thechessdrum.net/newsbriefs/NB_SKarjakin.html Apparently his mummy accompanies him to all tournaments in case the little mite should become corrupted by what he sees. (I made this bit up)
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