Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 12:48:57 12/09/99
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On December 08, 1999 at 23:12:29, James B. Shearer wrote: >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 He's certainly not as strong as he was 20 years ago, but he's still a solid GM. In the December '99 rating list his USCF rating is 2538. I've watched him play in person many times, and he has a penchant for time trouble which might make him more susceptible to "accidents" like the game above. --Peter
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