Author: Chris Carson
Date: 07:43:03 11/07/97
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On November 07, 1997 at 10:02:19, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>On November 07, 1997 at 08:08:08, Chris Carson wrote:
>
>>See: http://www.gambitsoft.com/turniere.htm
>>
>>1996 World Micro Computer Chess Championship Jakarta
>>
>> 27 Ananse 1.0
>> 28 Junior 0.0 (What a change one year makes!)
>
>I hope that this is a joke, but even so, it is a bad joke.
>
>Junior didn't compete at the '96 WMCCC. In my opinion, a mistake was
>made by including it in the final result.
>
>The reason it was included in the final result is that on the day the
>tournament started, it was believed that they would compete, via the
>internet, and when we couldn't get in contact with them, they were
>forfeited in all of these games rather than being withdrawn.
>
>The problem, as I understand it, is that the Junior team had informed
>one of the ICCA officials that Junior would not compete via the
>internet, but this information was not passed along to Jakarta.
>
>Junior has been strong for years.
>
>bruce
Bruce,
I remember this now. You are right, but the gambit-soft
webpage lists them as last. Guess I can't believe everything
I read. :)
Best Regards,
Chris Carson
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