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Subject: Re: Yasser Seirawan is a humble GM

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 14:58:34 03/27/05

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On March 26, 2005 at 23:55:48, ERIQ wrote:

>As well as a great teacher, I have played him once years ago at a seattle
>championship tourney. I remember he won with a great score like 6 1/2 out of 7
>but played a game with a weaky like me just for fun in the place where they were
>selling books. Of course a crowd gathered and for a moment I was a star as I
>tryed to sac a pawn. I played a bishops opening gambit but he did not accept the
>pawn and I lost quickly of lack of a plan. After the game I asked why he did not
>accept the gambit and he replyed he didn't know it very well!?! Wow I thought.
>Of the titled players I've known over the years he is by far the strongest and
>the nicest. What a strange combination?!?

Agreed - he is a human being of the highest order.  The world can use a few more
like him.



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