Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 20:19:35 12/21/98
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On December 19, 1998 at 11:05:55, Marc Plum wrote: >Komputer Korner, you have been silent on the subject of your qualifications as a >chess player. I do not wish to attack you personally, but surely you must >recognize that this is highly relevant to evaluating your advice on training. >This is not a question of how well you understand computer software, but of how >well you understand chess. > >Your supposed "real" name has been given from time to time by posters on rgcc. >I will not repeat it here, because I cannot be sure that this is correct, and in >any case, I would respect your anonymity if it is important to you. I will ask >you for your comment on the following, though. Is your rating for regular chess >as given on the CFC website 1760? Is your active rating 1813? If these ratings >are not correct, then what are your ratings? > >For all I know, my information is completely incorrect, and you are actually a >master. But if you are going to present yourself as an authority on chess >training, then it would be suitable to state your qualifications. > >By the way, I am a USCF master, but do not consider myself a great authority, >and have had no formal students. > >Marc Plum >USCF: 2271 >Active: No rating >Postal: 2024 There've been many issues of En Passant (the Canadian equivalent to Chess Life) with an article: "Komputer Korner, with Alan Tomalty". It is no big secret, and the ratings you gave are correct as of the time I am posting this. While his own rating might not be as high as yours or mine, I think he's spent a fair bit of time associating with some of the IMs (e.g. Deen Hergott, Tom O'Donnell) who have manned the CFC office from time to time. You may or may not recall that he organized the Hergott-Hiarcs match in the not too distant past. So it's possible that some of the advice he gives to people may be forwarded from people who play chess much better than I do, to say the least. But I suppose he can speak for himself better than I can, so maybe I'll end here, and let him do that. :-) Dave Gomboc
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