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Subject: Off-topic question about "mano a mano"

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 08:36:28 10/15/03

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On October 15, 2003 at 03:16:12, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On October 14, 2003 at 23:47:21, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>Means squat, but just FYI:
>>
>>10'+10" - P4 3Ghz - 256MB HT - Ponder off - fritz7.ctg
>>
>>                   1    2    3    4    5
>>1   List 504       **** ½101 ½11½ ½½1½ 11½½  11.0/16
>>2   Ruffian 1.0.5  ½010 **** ½½11 ½½½½ 1½11  10.0/16
>>3   smarthink      ½00½ ½½00 **** 01½½ 11½1   7.5/16
>>4   Crafty 19.03   ½½0½ ½½½½ 10½½ **** 0½½0   6.5/16
>>5   Tao 5.4        00½½ 0½00 00½0 1½½1 ****   5.0/16
>
>By just one point, now you need to match List 504 versus Ruffian 1.0.5 in a
>match of at least 15 games, Mano a mano. Or better yet what about matching List
>504 versus Fritz 8, Shredder 7, Chess Tiger 15 etc....
>
>Pichard


Completely off topic question: most people use "mano a mano" to mean "man to
man" but I've always thought it originally was intended to mean "hand to hand".
Am I just prejudiced because I took some Spanish classes as a child, or is that
correct?



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