Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 05:33:56 02/04/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 20:05:29, John Merlino wrote: >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. I am really sorry for that misunderstanding. I was talking about ICC. :) > >Also, to the best of my knowledge, ICC does not have a "watcher only" type of >account. Bad luck. Rolf Tueschen > >jm
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