Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 20:12:29 12/08/99
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On December 08, 1999 at 16:41:24, John Warfield wrote:
>
> One of the Arguments used by those who advocate that Programs are not GM
>Strength is that Programs lose to 2200 players or less, whereas sopposedly GM's
>don't. I want to debunk this view by presenting this game played at the national
>open where six time U.S Champion Walter Browne gets crushed by a 2070!! Player.
>There are many other such games. Just where people are getting the ideal that
>grandmasters don't lose to lower rated players escapes me completely.
>
>
>[Event "U.S Open"]
>[Site "U.s "]
>[Date "1999.12.08"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "GM Walter Brown "]
>[Black "Lawrence Stevens "]
>[Result "0-1"]
>[WhiteElo "2500"]
>[BlackElo "2046"]
>[ECO "D20"]
>
Browne is probably well over the hill and may no longer be of GM
strength. The 2500 looks suspiciously like a courtesy rating.
But I agree upsets happen.
James B. Shearer
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