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Subject: Re: Has anyone Read Michael Adams Response to the Deep Jr. Fiasco?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 19:06:37 02/28/00

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On February 28, 2000 at 21:55:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>On February 28, 2000 at 20:30:28, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On February 28, 2000 at 20:25:29, Derrick Williams wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  At the this week in chess site, a letter is displayed by michael Adams
>>>explaining the circumstances surounding the Deep blue Scandal, It appears that
>>>Michael Adams is attempting to shift the blame away from himself, on to the
>>>victims, which was Clearly Amir Ban and his partner Shay.  I believe this only
>>>adds insult to injury, Mr. Adams ought to be ashamed of himself.
>>
>>Here is the "open letter":
>>http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/adams.html
>
>It sounds to me like Adams was simply "caught in the middle of a bad
>situation."  It doesn't sound (to me) as though he had any real sort of
>agenda to cause a problem... I think that the organizers simply had way too
>much incompetence to let the event run smoothly...  This kind of nonsense was
>inevitable...

I think you are right, but I think that Mr. Adams now blames Amir and Shay.  A
typical example of "blaming the victom" if I ever saw one.  I don't think Adams
is at fault either.  But I do fault his derision of Amir, who was (I think)
stuck in the middle far worse than anyone else -- especially considering the
outcome.




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