Author: Albert Silver
Date: 04:40:13 12/18/99
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On December 18, 1999 at 00:02:52, robert michelena wrote:
>want to wish you a merry Christmas.
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>Non grandmasters beating chess programs.
>ha ha ha ha ha
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>ha ha ha ha
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>The more I think about it, the funnier it sounds.
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>ha ha ha
Since you may also be guilty of selective reading, no doubt in the great spirit
of "ignorance is bliss", I'll repeat for starters that I DEFINITELY qualify as a
non-grandmaster. At best, I am at the height of their ankles scratching their
toes for a bit of attention. As you can see, not much better than you looking
forward to going to prison for driving Reschevsky crazy and seeing this as a
tournament's highlight. I do feel sorry for your complete and utter lack of
faith in your chess skills, as this has hit such a level that you clearly do not
believe you CAN improve anymore. I for one am sure this is not true. I am 100%
certain that with a bit of proper training and study (not even a whole lot) you
could very seriously improve your chess (if you truly want to, and are serious
about it, feel free to e-mail me). I am not a grandmaster, not by a LONG shot,
but nor am I rated 1600. You'll notice there is a very large range of 900 points
between 1600 and 2500. You stated that non-grandmasters could never beat a top
program. I have (and I'm not the only one) done so on a number of occasions,
though not with any great consistency as being completely won and actually
crossing the finishing line are different matters altogether. At blitz, or at
slower time controls. You followed this up with an apparent analogy that the
world is round. So I'll say it again, the world is flat, flat, flat, flat,.....
Albert Silver
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