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Subject: Re: GM shouldn't play H7 before match starts

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 01:41:50 02/03/99

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On February 01, 1999 at 19:18:54, Reynolds Takata wrote:

> Thanks for trying to set up this match.
>
>However, i think it would be of most importance if the GM only agreed to look at
>Hiarcs games, that have already been played.  The GM should have no access to
>actually play it before the match.  After all Hiarcs will have absoloutely no
>chance whatsoever to practice against the GM.  Him playing H7 before the match
>is way too great of a handicap, i'd expect any 2200 master to beat H7 if he was
>allowed this advantage.

I assume that you think the 2200 player would find some massive holes in the
Hiarcs 7 opening book?  I don't think this is that easy to do.

I'm sure Dean Hergott had access to Hiarcs 6 before his match, and it didn't
seem to help him much...

--Peter



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