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Subject: Re: Why are you complaining about strong computers?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 01:21:14 01/20/99

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On January 19, 1999 at 20:51:53, Kevin Mulloy wrote:

>I will continue to
>purchase the new programs to support the people that write them because I
>believe that the programs and computers are the biggest reason that I can play
>as well as I do.  Look at it this way:  If you could go down to your local gym
>every day for a year and "shoot hoops" with the 6th grade basketball team or you
>could play the recently retired #23MJ every day for the same year -- at the end
>of the year, with whom would you have learned more?  Which would have made you
>the better player?  I would never beat MJ either, but I would be a better player
>if I practiced against him.  This is just my opinion, I could be wrong...

Wouldn't a coach be better? ;-)
Do you start learning and playing chess with Kasparov? It only makes sense if
you reached a certain level because I don't think a guy like Kasparov will TEACH
you the basic rules...



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