Author: James T. Walker
Date: 11:39:41 10/05/99
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On October 04, 1999 at 23:36:26, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 04, 1999 at 22:42:06, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On October 04, 1999 at 21:21:13, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>What a wonderful gentleman Scherbakov showed himself to be. Very gracious in >>>defeat. A lot of other GM's could learn something from his demeanor. >> >>Hello Dann, >>I agree 100%. In fact I never heard of the gentleman before the match but I now >>have more respect for him than GK and a few others I have heard of or met. >>Jim Walker > >Actually, I think that _most_ GM players are quite polite and easy to talk >to. I can only think of one that seems to not follow this stereotype, in >fact... > >:) Hello Bob, You are probably right. I'm probably still stinging from my very first encounter with a GM. It was something like "Chess Week" and someone was sponsoring a "Simul" by Peter Biyasis (Not sure of spelling) at a shopping mall in San Jose Cal. I had never played in a tournament or a "Simul" before and didn't know exactly what to expect. Anyway, I had what I thought was a pretty good position and was waiting for him to come around again when he just walked away without saying a word to anybody. After about 30 minutes I gave up and left. I suspect he went to lunch but he didn't say so. Jim Walker
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