Author: John Merlino
Date: 17:05:29 02/03/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 19:14:36, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On February 03, 2003 at 19:02:42, John Merlino wrote: > >>You have to give a lot of credit to Larry. He played all-out wild tactical chess >>(which is his style, so you could definitely say he was playing "human chess"). >>Except for the first game (which was the only one CM lost) they were all very >>exciting. >> >>If you are an ICC member, just "fi CM9000" to see how you can view the games. Or >>you can just download them from www.chessmaster.com (although I'm not sure >>exactly where they are stored anymore). > >I was just a guest (without registering) on ICC and had no access so far to the >bases. Since I do not play myself, in special Bullet, I see no reason to pay for >being a spectator. They should really give such a category. Not playing just >having fun while watching. They might also inhibit that such watchers comment. >Is there such a variation? > >As to the match, you see what the difference is how the players behave. Of >course normal chess is premature against comps. And Blitz is premature and >pompousness in combination. Makes no sense although many seem to like it. > >Rolf Tueschen Perhaps I am misunderstanding you, but the games against GM Christiansen were not "Bullet" or "Blitz". The time control was Fischer 2/120 (two minutes, plus two additional minutes for each move made). The shortest game lasted 2 1/2 hours, and the longest game was almost 4 1/2 hours. Also, to the best of my knowledge, ICC does not have a "watcher only" type of account. jm
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