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Subject: Re: Bobby Fischer: "But I don't play against it"

Author: odell hall

Date: 07:44:13 04/09/99

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On April 09, 1999 at 08:25:33, Bobby Ang wrote:

>hmmmmm .... what is the point of this post? Mr. Hall, are you trying to defame
>his name?
>
>If you want to know what he is doing lately go to my website and see:
>
>http://www.philchess.com.ph
>
>I can tell you as a fact that Bobby does NOT have a computer in his living
>quarters.  So could we end the discussion on that note?


Bobby ang

  What are you pal bobby fischer's alter ego?  Or are you another one of those
fischer fanatics?  No I was not trying to defame the great bobby fisher, just
curious whatever or not he uses a program. I am sure I am not the only one who
would be interested in such a question. As to the point of my post, I >
I guess I could ask the same thing about your website. Who really cares what
bobby fischer is doing these days right? I mean  fischer is not Jesus christ,
just a chess player who went nuts.





>
>BOBBY ANG
>
>On April 09, 1999 at 04:26:04, odell hall wrote:
>
>>Hi CCC
>>
>>  According to Andy soltis (chess life april 99 p.14) Bobby fischer disclosed
>>during his 1992 comeback that he used a computer to keep a file of games. "But I
>>don't play against it" says Bobby.  Having thought about this remark I thought
>>it was kind of odd, and I wonder if bobby fischer is in fact telling the truth.
>> I find it hard to believe that a  chess player can resist playing
>>chess,especially when there is few humans around to play, regardless of the fact
>>that it is a computer. Or was it the fact that bobby had very little respect for
>>the strength of computers? It is possible that this may have been the case,
>>although I don't know how strong micro programs were in 1992. Actually I have
>>wondered many times whatever bobby fischer presently plays some of the top
>>programs today in his spare time, I would love to get ahold of such games if in
>>fact they exist. I would be willing to bet that he has played the top programs
>>many times and lost a bunch. Apparently he had no problem playing chess
>>computers when they were very weak (grenbaltt Program ?).



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