Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:34:22 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 11:17:16, Bob Durrett wrote: >On January 15, 2003 at 05:09:43, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>On January 14, 2003 at 18:14:35, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On January 14, 2003 at 17:35:12, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>>On January 14, 2003 at 16:46:43, Peter Kappler wrote: >>>> >>>>i get paid money for 40 in 2 so do the GMs, not for blitz at a computerscreen. >>>> >>>>Hyatt said that he beated GMs all over in 1997. Not the level. >>> >>>I said _blitz_. If that isn't "the level" then I don't know what it is. >>>I hope everyone here knows what "blitz" means. But even at beyond >>>blitz, I did well. We played some 30-minute game type events and all >>>the comps did well against GM players. >>> >>>> >>>>So i can easily show up myself and play a fair blitz level, whereas 40 in 2 >>>>(tournament) is clear of course. >>> >>>Should I post a couple of longer games against Crafty you played a long while >>>back? >>> >>>Of course, we _are_ talking about blitz. That was your gaffe, not mine. You >>>said blitz. I am sticking with blitz. I suspect you are running and hiding. >>> >>> >>>> >>>>Note that i'm blitz champion of netherlands youth till 20 some years ago, >>>>that was a level of 25 0 if i remember well. >>> >>>I have no idea what you are talking about. 25 0 is not "blitz". Blitz is 5 0, >>>but I play 5 3 as well... >>> >>>I have a black belt in Karate. Won't help me beat Crafty however. Neither will >>>any "title" you claim to hold. Only playing the game will do any good... >>> >> >>Vincent's rating shows that he is stronger than me by no more than 100 ELOs. >>Actually in 1997 I was at the peak of my chess strength with a little over 2250 >>ELO, and still didn't have any chance at all against computers in blitz (I mean >>5 0, not 25 0 which I call "rapid"). Vincent is a little stronger than me, so he >>might not get massacred (like me) but only crushed... >> >>Having said so, I claim to be able to "beat" the 2003 Crafty at any time control >>(black belt in Taekwondo!). >>:-) > ><snip> > >I, too, have a black belt. It's getting a little frayed, though. > >Bob D. That is a good thing. Mine are over 30 years old. They are nice and "limp" which makes them comfortable. New ones feel like leather even though they are braided cloth. So sometimes, "old is _much_ better". :) And since we don't use 'em to hold up our pants, even if they break we won't get embarassed. :)
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