Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 08:14:53 10/18/02
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On October 18, 2002 at 09:13:44, Mig Greengard wrote: >Hello Rolf. Note that what's appearing on www.brainsinbahrain.com is 1) directed >mostly toward the mainstream press and 2) hosted by the people who are >sponsoring the match. The reports have to be straightforward, short, and easy to >understand. They also have to focus on the one or two main facts of each story. >(Who won, why, a few memorable phrases.) I try to make them entertaining, but >there is a time and place for muckraking and uber-geek details, and that's not >it. The content will also reflect the interests of the sponsors; that's why >people sponsor things. > >My stuff at chessbase.com has more information of interest to the chess and >computer chess communities, as does the live commentary I'm doing. I've been >taking questions for Frans on some game days and have received several hundred. >My last article at Chessbase has more jokes and mentions many things that >wouldn't be relevant to Reuters (who seem to be copy/pasting directly from the >official site, which is what it's for, I suppose). >http://www.chessbase.com/columns/column.asp?pid=152 > >I had also thought that this match was a bit of a joke, and that seemed >confirmed after game three. But then things got very interesting and there is >some real chess going on here. Game six was one of the best games I've seen this >year, despite the final position controversy. (Which adds spice, really.) > >I hope to use the game machine to look at my analysis of the final position of >game six, and since I'm with the organization I don't think anyone will mind, >notice, or care. I won't have the hours necessary to do deep research, but I'd >like to see its main line after 10 minutes or so in a few key positions, to see >what it might have played. Mostly to confirm my belief that it would have walked >happily into that drawn Q vs R fortress position. > >Saludos, Mig I knew that you haven't changed, although it had the appearance. Perhaps you can describe such differences more often in future. For me it's perfectly ok if one writes also for the interests of the sponsors, but you should tell them that people expect 'their' Mig and he's not imaginable without some spice. Simply tell em your ancestors came from Hungary or Ireland. Romania would sound a bit too blood-thirsty. Did you know that I'm now in the European Secret Civil Army? Here's one of my first orders I had to execute... http://hometown.aol.de/rolftueschen/TopSecret.html You see we are working in different fields now! Rolf Tueschen
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