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Subject: Re: Why on earth ...

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 17:20:52 02/20/03

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On February 20, 2003 at 15:39:32, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 20, 2003 at 14:02:33, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>... is almost everbody playing [rather meaningless?] blitz games 5m/game or even
>>less?? With hardware 3-5 times faster than today, we shall soon see matches at
>>1m/game. And then it will be high time for me to find a new hobby, grrrr ....

  I believe it was in 1965 when Genada Sosonko was interviewing Botvinnik,
and asked him about Blitz chess. Botvinnik replied.." I tried it once,when
on a train in 1929."


>Here are nearly 4000 games at slow time control:
>ftp://cap.connx.com/The%20Gauntlet/contest/
>
>I share your dislike of blitz.  In the same way, some people will prefer a hot
>dog and soda to steak and champaign.
>*shrug*



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