Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 18:36:23 06/28/99
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On June 28, 1999 at 13:58:20, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On June 28, 1999 at 13:26:07, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Hi Vincent: >>I do not doubt of what you heard from Amir, but I have an altoguether different >>interpretation of it. Probably he saw a great mistake commited by Ferret -it did >>it and that's reason Ferret did not win- and then made his statement, maybe not >>too happy as much it could be interpreted as you did. How could be otherwise? >>All here know Bruce and all here know that once the game started no one can do >>nothing to change the direction. In fact ferret was winning almost all the time. >> So, when you see an almost won game becoming a draw you exclaim that the game >>"was given for free", that is very common in all kind of games because even if >>your interest is not engaged in the result -Junior could not be the winner if >>ferret would win- you feel certain amount of anger looking how something is >>ruined. Amir is probably a perfectionist and perfectionist does not tolerate >>even alien mistakes. Any other interpretation of his words is too daring and >>even insulting. >>Fernando > >There was no room for error interpretating what Amir said. >Secondly he went to the free banquet, although it was for >everyone obvious how difficult the position was, because ferret >had big problems making progression already when Amir left. > >The fact that the position was better for ferret doesn't take away >the fact that he left and then instead of congratulating the winner, >accused Bruce from giving away the world title by means of a deal >to Stefan. > >You should come to next world championship... ...and see for yourselve... >...i see thorsten likes to remind of previous world championship. >Well, that's not how i want to put it. People change, but some things >in computerchess seem to never change. > >Greetings, >Vincent There was no reason for any of this to happen. I don't know why it was brought up. Certainly not on my account. bruce
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