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Subject: Re: Is there a Fischer Random Rating list , for Human and for programs?

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 10:09:08 05/31/03

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On May 30, 2003 at 19:58:22, Landon Rabern wrote:

>As far as Shuffle vs. FRC, for some reason I find FRC more aesthetically
>pleasing, that's all.

Yes, a matter of taste.

  I really do not see how someone can say that Reinhard is
>arguing his position religously when in actuality it is the other side(why are
>there sides in this?) that has some sort of agenda.  Why make arguments against
>FRC when someone who is not even arguing in favor of it just mentions it?

To say that Reinhard just _mentions_ FRC is _really_ a stretch :). Personally I
have no problems with FRC at all, to each his own.
What I disagree to is that it is so different to Shuffle Chess variants when the
only major difference are castling rules. And I also don't think that it adds a
complete new dimension to the game. I have tried to support this with data in
another post.

>  The
>only reason I can see is because of personal distaste for Fischer.  Bad reason.
>

The only thing I dislike somewhat are the praised castling rules, but this is
just a matter of taste as you mentioned. I definitely have no problems with the
fact that it was invented by Fischer :)

Peter



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