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Subject: Re: Please stop the lunacy!

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 04:07:12 12/02/99

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On December 01, 1999 at 12:51:33, Dan Kiski wrote:

>On December 01, 1999 at 11:21:39, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>On December 01, 1999 at 09:28:27, Dan Kiski wrote:
>>
>>>Hi CCC.
>>>There are cases everyday where non masters beat both GM and IM players on both
>>>fics and icc at every conceivable time control, it is not natural to assume that
>>>all these cases get computer assistance.
>>>
>>>These losses by high rated players do sometimes occur due to the master taking
>>>the opposition lightly or walking into the weaker players pet line. But facts
>>>are facts and they do occur.
>>>
>>>Dan Kiski.
>>
>>I can not miss such an o oportunity to brag about my victory agianst GM Rune
>>Djurhuus. ( OK, he was only IM then. ) He was reading the nespaper while playing
>>me in a serious game. Suddenly I found a tactical chance, and got a winning
>>position! He stopped reading the newspaper and consentrated very hard to rescue
>>the game, but it was to late, and I won in 40 moves.
>>I have never seen him with a newspaper while playing chess later!
>>
>>Torstein
>
>haha good post. I too have beaten an IM who later became a GM and have a number
>of wins v IM's. I am rated no more than 2150, what rating did you have when this
>win occured.
>
>Dan Kiski.

My Norwegian ELO rating was about 1750! I think Djurhuus was at 2300 - 2350
range at the time....

Torstein



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