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Subject: Re: On prison inmate correspondence(postal) chess..

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 19:33:59 06/02/04

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On June 02, 2004 at 20:38:57, steven blincoe wrote:

>In this months Chess Life(June 04) there continues a debate over the USCF
>option of allowing a postal player to "opt out" of being matched up with  a
>prison inmate by checking a box on his entry form
>
>one view on this i found somewhat interesting...
>
>on page 6 in the "Checking in " column a Mr. Shea opines..and i quote..
>
>"Consequently ,i would PREFER(italics my own)to play postal chess exclusively
>against inmates as i would know for a fact i am playing the player and not a
>machine"
>
>the way Mr. Shea reasons indicates to me he must be a very strong player
>
>Steve

Is CM, Fritz, and Crafty all not allowed in prison?

I bet most inmates have better access to computers than some here.



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