Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 11:49:20 10/22/02
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On October 22, 2002 at 14:28:13, stuart taylor wrote: >On October 22, 2002 at 12:48:23, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>Dana, >> >>Both programs lack long term planning. Both programs will get better as our >>computers get better and faster. Good things come to those who wait. > >Ageing, death, and some slightly more authentic computer tuition to help you in >your secret side ambition of suddenly becoming a GM whilst you still have time, >before turning your attention to more inportant endevours? >Yes, if you are 60 now, you might find the best software and hardware you will >ever want, by the time you're 80. Then with 2 years secret training you might be >able to enter a tournament which COULD give you a GM norm, AND you might >succeed, thanks to your computer educator. Then, at 82 you might finally decide >to end your summer vacation and start to look for a serious job and get married, >without forgetting that added bonus of being like a true GM, with a certificate >to say so. > So good things MAY come to those who wait long enough. And if you want to be a >child prodigy (outside of chess) you might need to wait even longer! >S.Taylor I can think of much better "good things" than being a GM at 60. In fact, I'm not sure that would be a good thing at all. Bob D.
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