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Subject: Re: Inaugural Online Grand Prix

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 02:32:54 02/13/00

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On February 13, 2000 at 04:45:12, Howard Exner wrote:

>Junior plays today. I think the GM's will experience some added anxiety
>in this format. The 60 minutes per game is ok for them but if the two game
>series is tied then it goes into a blitz playoff. So in effect the GM must win
>the match clearly to avoid the daunting task of facing Junior at Blitz. I
>realize that GM's do beat these programs at blitz but from the reports here it
>sounds as if the computers on ICC are the top rated players at blitz these days.

If it gets down to blitz games, I think a lot might depend on whether Junior is
being operated manually or automatically.  If the former, the GM has a chance.
:)

Dave




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