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Subject: Re: Can a PC programme beat a top GM in a match?

Author: Steve B

Date: 03:52:13 01/03/05

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in Sydney, there is a shop Chess Discount Sales run by Peter Parr. I have
>visited that shop countless times in the past 20 years. Peter may be unaware
>that he has some possibly valuable vintage computers still for sale. If I recall
>correctly he had a Fidelity Designer 2100 amongst others.


ah yes
Peter Parr and Chess Discount Sales
i purchased many items from Peter in the last several years.
:))

>
>I would imagine the Aussie collector would have visited that shop many times
>too.

very strong reasoning and quite correct!

>
>
>BTW, I don't know if you know of the 1st Correspondence World Champion and
>respected chess author/analyst Cecil J. Purdy...

yes of course
i collect chess books as well
his book on the 1st Correspondence WC "how Purdy won" and his book on the 1972
Fischer-Spassky WC Match are valued texts in my collection



 just as a bit of trivia, his
>son John Purdy became Australian OTB Champion (at least once) several years ago.>Well, he bought my Novag Forte after trouncing it at blitz (to my utter
>amazement).
>

that  i did not know
you should have kept the Forte
nice compact computer with a fine Kittinger program
i bet Peter still has it in his back storage room,,his son probably traded it in
for a newer model
:))

Very Best Regards
Steve


PS ..i offer to trade you a Mephisto Vancouver 16 bit module for a years supply
of Vegamite
:)





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