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Subject: Re: Why I am not going to the Graz WCCC

Author: Mikael Johansson

Date: 00:14:05 04/05/03

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On April 04, 2003 at 15:11:02, Uri Blass wrote:

>On April 04, 2003 at 14:28:44, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On April 04, 2003 at 03:04:12, Alois Ganter wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>I believe that he is sincere in his opposition to the war, but his email to me
>>>>sends additional messages.
>>>>
>>>>I don't care if he is opposed to the war.  Many people in the other group are
>>>>opposed to the war, and I have no problem with them at all.
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes, but there is the possibility that opposition to this war turns into hatred
>>>of Americans. Maybe we just get to see more pictures of cluster-bombed civilians
>>>on our TV stations than on CNN.
>>
>>It would be wrong to suppose that Chrilly sees US citizens as his friends.
>>
>>I can understand Bruces reaction very clearly. Basically Chrilly says: "i hate
>>you and all americans". It is trivial that Chrilly is not warm hearted towards
>>Bruce in that respect.
>>
>>I find it weird that Amir didn't receive this email but Bruce did.
>>
>>Personally one should never ship Amir an email with dead Israeli bodies, 2 days
>>after an email was shipped already a tortured POW picture at which the reaction
>>from Amir was something like: "why do you ship that to me?"
>>
>>It says something about the personality of Donninger and how most likely he was
>>sensitive for probably anti-war propaganda in Austria.
>>
>>Everyone who has met Bruce *ever* understands why that will stop him from
>>participating there. At least i would know that if i had shipped this stuff to
>>Bruce that he wouldn't participate 100% garantueed.
>>
>>It won't stop me though. I'll kill Donninger on the board. Best way to punish
>>him!
>>
>>Brutus is history if it doesn't get world champion.
>>
>>Hardly anyone will buy it when it is like 1000 euro or so and didn't win world
>>champs. Why buy a hardware card (except for some freaks who buy everything) for
>>a lot of money if you can get like 10 other cool programs easily for that price?
>>
>>Best way to punish Chrilly therefore is win from him at Graz. And that's what i
>>intend to do!
>>
>>Now i hope that the local clown here called Uri, who doesn't have any current
>>diep version of course, supports me in at least that game in Graz :)
>
>Of course,but it is the only game when I support you.
>I also do not support boycotting the tournament.
>
>Boycotting brutus is the right decision and I will never buy it even in case
>that it is going to be the best.
What happened with your boycott of Junior? Is it still on?

>Boycotting chessbase because chessbase supports brutus is also something to
>consider but I decided not to do it but I understand people who do it.
>
You don't do it because it would hurt yourself if you could not buy engines like
Fritz,Hiarcs,Shredder etc. What a spineless hypocrit you are!!!

>If I sell my engine in the future then my preference will be every company that
>is not chessbase.
>
I'm sure your threat will make Chessbase shiver with fear. LOL!!!!!!!

mj

>I need to do a significant improvement for this target
>but it gets better.
>
>Uri



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