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Subject: Re: About CC-events in the US

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 08:34:17 11/19/03

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On November 19, 2003 at 11:30:37, martin fierz wrote:

>On November 19, 2003 at 11:06:21, Matthew Hull wrote:
>
>>On November 19, 2003 at 10:55:26, martin fierz wrote:
>>
>>>On November 19, 2003 at 10:31:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>here.  Makes a _lot_ of sense.  And it shows just how "world" aware the
>>>>ICCA actually is.
>>>
>>>i don't really want to be involved in this thread, but i can't resist this
>>>one...
>>>
>>>disclaimer: of course it would be much more sensible to have the championship in
>>>the US from time to time.
>>>
>>>cheapo: so the ICCA does something which is not good for *one* country
>>
>>
>>That's one cheapo that doesn't work.  It would be like 2000 years ago holding
>>gladiator events that discommode only one country, Rome.
>>
>>MH
>
>of course it works, and you just invite the next follow up cheapo ;-)
>
>2000 years ago the romans were perhaps not aware that there was much more to the
>world than rome. sometimes one gets the feeling that the US citizens are no
>different in this respect...


Ok, how about holding a world chess championship that only inconviences
Russians.

I think you get the idea.  :)

MH



>
>cheers
>  martin



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