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Subject: Re: What Are the Specific Playing Conditions for The GM Challenge?

Author: Mark Young

Date: 10:05:59 04/25/99

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On April 25, 1999 at 10:00:50, odell hall wrote:

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>   I am wondering what will be the conditions for the rebel sponsored
>grandmaster challenge?  It seems to me that a match played over the internet is
>opening the door to alot of foul play, What guarentee do we have that the
>grandmaster will not consult Chess Magazines or Books such as the encyclopedia
>of chess opening?, Maybe even their own written notes on a particular variation.
>I am not sure a match played under such conditions really has any validity.

All of what you say is true, and I have no doubt that some GM's with money or no
money on the line would consults books and notes. I say that is ok, give the GM
every advantage, as long as he plays the game. I still think many programs like
Rebel will do just fine.



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