Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 02:39:06 08/17/99
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On August 16, 1999 at 11:59:42, Paulo Soares wrote: >On August 15, 1999 at 22:28:01, Dave Gomboc wrote: >> >>Earlier this year I attended a lecture by GM Kevin Spraggett. A friend of >>lamented the large number of draws in GM play. Kevin commented that aside >>from the quick handshake draws that are seen from time to time, there are >>simply many games where neither player makes a serious enough mistake to >>lose. He said that one of the things he had to learn on his way to becoming >>a grandmaster is that a draw is a valid result. >> >>Dave > >Dave, I also find draw is a valid result, but I think that should >not have the value attributed to it in the tournaments. >With that, in my opinion, chess would become a game more >interesting. I also find that many other rules should be moved, >with the intention of turning chess more popular. >Paulo Soares The point of my post was that the first sentence in your reply contradicts itself. Dave
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