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Subject: Re: Fidelity IS EXCALIBUR???

Author: Steven Schwartz

Date: 07:10:57 11/01/98

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On November 01, 1998 at 09:38:02, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>On October 31, 1998 at 17:09:54, J. Lewis wrote:
>
>>I don't know who it was, but somebody told me that Excalibur is a company that
>>was created out of what was formerly Fidelity??? Could this be true???
>>Also, what is the true rating of the Excalibur Comet?
>
>
>Hi:
>Seems -or so I heard- that same Presidente -Mr Samole, Simole or something of
>the sort- is the founder of Excalibur and many ex employees of Fidelity are
>there also, but maybe it is just a rumour. Respect strenght, Comet seems to be a
>pretty strong little machine, around 2000 at 40/2 hours according to what I read
>some timer ago in ICD.
>Fernando

Shane Samole, the son of Fidelity owner Sid, opened Excalibur
shortly after Fidelity went belly up (1991). Many of the same employees
are at Excalibur and certainly Sid is part of the group - in spirit
if not in person. The Comet seems to have played 1800-2000 rated chess.
- Steve (ICD/Your Move)



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