Author: Graham Laight
Date: 06:20:50 02/09/03
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On February 09, 2003 at 03:49:28, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On February 08, 2003 at 23:26:05, Michael Cummings wrote: > >>To clarify, if you saw two GM's or any players for that matter at the same >>position as Kasparov and DJ were at. How many would have agree'd to a draw? >> >>I have been looking through my database of chess games for draws, and I have yet >>been able to find one that agreed to a draw being 1 pawn and a queen each down. >> >>Maybe someone else can find a game in which this has happened. drawing a game >>with 98% of the pieces still in play? > >?? Mr Self-Righteous Moreland - do you participate in every type of activity you ever watch or read about? Let me answer for you. No - you don't. Whether or not Michael plays chess is not releavant. Several milllion people were avidly following Friday's game, and it received extremely rare TV coverage. Millions of people giving up several hours of their time deserved to see the two sides competing - and that is the issue that Michael was discussing, which is why this flippant little quip... >Do you actually play chess? ...is not, for me, a well appreciated contribution to the debate. -g >bruce
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