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Subject: Re: Stephen Ham

Author: Stephen Ham

Date: 06:55:52 02/28/03

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On February 27, 2003 at 22:43:14, ludicrous wrote:

>Hi Stephen,
>
>I enjoyed your column on your match vs Fritz 6 and Nimzo 7.32
>
>Just like to know if you are planning future matches with the latest programs?
>
>Regards,
>Michael

Dear Michael,

Thanks for your interest. I'd like to play more computer matches, but the
reality is that further matches of the kind are unlikely. I'm a husband and a
father of 2-children now, so my family requests and deserves more of my time.
Also, my wife is already strongly anti-correspondence chess because she claims
that it draws me away from valuable family time. To a large extent she's
correct. So, she's made me promise that after my present ICCF game load is
completed, to observe a moratorium on correspondence chess for at least
6-months.

Meanwhile, I'm receiving invitations to some very attractive tournaments, so
when I return to correspondence chess after my moratorium, my prefernce is to
play ICCF chess, rather than more computer matches (where the potential to
embarrass myself in public is enormous).

Michael, thanks again for your interest. I'm flattered.

All the best,

Stephen



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