Originally posted by Mad Rook I don't think you can justifiably call someone a patzer who's rated 2200 FIDE. That's about the same as Dan Heisman's rating. But the difference between these two people is that Heisman puts a lot of effort into his writings, while Schiller doesn't. Schiller just cranks out potboilers and datadumps and calls them books.
But I agree with everyone here tha ...[text shortened]... rnet report that Schiller recently had a stroke. I do hope that he has a speedy recovery.
Anyone who misses mates in one is a patzer in my book. I could care less what his FIDE rating is.
Originally posted by TainoBrotha I "googled" Judith Polgar and didn't find anything on her using a chess engine. Where did you get this info?
On a site maintained by a former ICC speedtrap member,equivalent to cheatpolice on this site,where he explains some methods to spot engine use.She admitted the use too,no doubt about it.
I'll try to find that site again been a few years since I stumbled upon it.
Originally posted by Gorgar On a site maintained by a former ICC speedtrap member,equivalent to cheatpolice on this site,where he explains some methods to spot engine use.She admitted the use too,no doubt about it.
I'll try to find that site again been a few years since I stumbled upon it.
Well,I think I found the site and I also think my memory played a nasty trick on me 🙁
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Realm/8655/ENGLISH/Part3_ENG.htm#Top
I think that's where I read it but she didn't cheat,it's just that her name is in the last line right above a cheating confession on ICC.I'm guessing through the years my memory linked those 2 together,heh 😕
My apologies for slandering miss Polgar's good name.
Originally posted by Mad Rook If you want a good laugh, check out the late Tony Miles' detailed review of Schiller's book titled "Unorthodox Chess Openings".
That is an absolutly perfect review. I must admit I paid $6 for a used copy of the book and after spending half an hour with it realized I had wasted $6 and a half hour of my life.