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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 9000 15-rated ... why?

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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