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Subject: Re: Update on Rebel -Lithuania Re-match?

Author: James Robertson

Date: 14:24:13 10/15/99

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On October 15, 1999 at 16:40:27, odell hall wrote:

>On October 15, 1999 at 16:09:07, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>On October 15, 1999 at 15:08:59, odell hall wrote:
>>
>>>On October 15, 1999 at 15:00:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 15, 1999 at 13:25:17, Howard Exner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Anyone have the scoop on this re-match? Watching the one game on the rebel page
>>>>>but how are the other three games unfolding?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Rebel won 1 game, lost 2, and drew 1.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Unfortunately a very disapointing result for Rebel, I bet your real happy! I
>>>don't know what these two losses mean , since the I'ms are very strong  and
>>>capable of beating any grandmaster on any given day.
>>
>>Sorry Odell, but I can't help but smile. Have we critics really been silenced?
>>:)
>>
>>James
>
>
>
> Yeah I know, it is a little dissapointing for me, I was a little nervous from
>the start after reading the luthianian teams statements, I know it is dangerous
>to underestimate the resolve of humans! They came back at this rematch with a
>stronger team and more determination.  Still I believe in the long run rebel
>with win the day.  I am wrong today, maybe hyatt will be wrong tommorow, it just
>keeps going back and forth, In the long run though I think We will prevail!!

Yeah... computers will win eventually. Probably by late 2000 or 2001 they will
be unquestionably GM strength, and from there they will slowly climb up the
rating scale.

As for human's want for revenge, I hope to see what happens with the next
Scherbakov game. It promises to be interesting! :)

James



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