Author: Matt Frank
Date: 11:56:10 02/02/99
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On February 02, 1999 at 12:16:26, KarinsDad wrote: >On January 31, 1999 at 22:52:05, Matt Frank wrote: > >>Well sports fans, it looks like there is a strong possibility for a Hiarcs 7 >>match versus US Grandmaster (FIDE 2500 +) for sometime in June 1999. I will not >>reveal the GMs name until we have a signed deal, however we do have a verbal >>agreement to play 6 games using tournament regulation time controls 40/2hrs >>20/hr. >> >>This GM played in FIDE rated tournaments in the last year or so and has a rating >>stronger than 2500. He attained his GM norm in the 90s. I look forward to any >>comments regarding this match. As I've said in a previous post, it is my >>contention that for less than $2,000 and for less than $100 software it is now >>possible to purchase, legitimate, Fide grandmaster strength chess capacity. >> >>Any comments, suggestions, or criticisms about any of this are welcome. >> >>Sincerely, >>Matt Frank > >This sounds great to me Matt. > >I've included a section of the July 1998 list of 2480-2575 FIDE US players so >that people could see who the potential GM may be (I did not have access to the >January 99 list for the US). > >11. Wolff, Patrick G 2575 >12. Alburt, Lev O 2550 >13. Dzindzichashvili, Roman 2545 >14. Rohde, Michael A 2545 >15. Fedorowicz, John P 2540 >16. Kudrin, Sergey 2540 >17. Sagalchik, Gennadij 2535 >18. Serper, Grigory 2535 >19. Schwartzman, Gabriel 2530 >20. Dlugy, Maxim 2525 >21. Ziatdinov, Raset 2525 >22. Kavalek, Lubomir 2520 >23. Stripunsky, Alexander 2520 >24. Browne, Walter S. 2515 >25. Sokolin, Leonid M. 2515 >26. Ivanov, Alexander 2510 >27. Brooks, Michael A 2505 >28. Fishbein, Alexander 2505 >29. Gurevich, Dmitry 2505 >30. Ivanov, Igor V 2505 >31. Guerrero, Gilbert 2500 >32. Ashley, Maurice 2490 >33. Palatnik, Semon 2490 >34. Shaked, Tal 2490 >35. Khmelnitsky, Igor N 2485 >36. Waitzkin, Joshua 2480 > >My guess is that it would be one of the younger guys, possibly Shaked, >Schwartzman, or Dlugy (in that order). > >I personally do not like both sides having 5 months to prepare for the match >since I think it will dilute the chess (i.e. they will be in bizarre side >variations as opposed to main lines), however, I understand the need for it. > >Good luck anyway with this. A lot of us are really interested and appreciate the >work you are doing to get it going. > >Smiling makes the whole day brighter :) > >KarinsDad Well Grand Master X is on your list, but I will not comment further till we have a formal agreement. I expect to have that within 2 weeks. Of course, once we have an agreement I wiill abide by the stipulations that we have agreed to. However, I expect that I will be able to announce his name soon. Siling does make the day go SOOOO MUCH BETTER!!! :-). Thanks for the good luck offer. Matt Frank
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