Author: Côme
Date: 13:21:17 12/11/99
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On December 11, 1999 at 11:31:57, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Yesterday, in my friday meeting with my pals, something happened that made my >original idea of creating a database with "best freak games against computers" >take another further step. One of my friends, an electrical engineur so mad >about chess computers like us, told me that his friend, GM Ivan Morovic, had >engaged him to colaborate updating a book that, at his turn, was delivered by >Karpov to Morovic to do so. Gonzalo, my friend, will take care of computerish >part of he book. Then I thought: with enough games of "best freaks games against >computers" I can write something like the complement of the book written by >Robert Pawlawk; in fact, something like the human side of this, the history of >how we became engaged with this passion, which the phases were, what we felt >each time a new generation of programs arouse, etc, etc. It is a lively history >a in it then the gamesw could be like ilustrations of that history as much >surely I can collect games from every kind of programs and dates and >circunstances. And then I thought that I can get the colaboration of GM Morovic >-it is also a friend of mine, although somewhat hurt because the episode with >ferret- and of IM Rodrigo Vásquez, a very strong player, probable the second >best in Chile and one of the 5 top in America Latina. They could comment what >they deem the very best games. >It is an exciting task I would love to perform but that requires your colab. Not >only the games anotated, but your own feelings about how this passion took a >part of your lives, how you engaged into it and so on. And of course I will need >sooner or later the colab. of somebody as editor cause my english is not the >very best as you know very well. >Can you tell me who of you are prepared to send me all that stuff? >Fernando Hello Fernando, Sorry I can send you some games against programs but I cannot write my feeling because my english is very very bad... Best Regards Alexandre Côme
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