Re: Strongest?

"The Historian" <neil.thehistorian@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On May 21, 8:10 am, "Chess One" <OneCh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> He is not alone in his 'idiotic claims.' To think that Showalter and
crew
>> were of category XV is extraordinary! But enough of pure nonsense....
>
> I agree it's nonsense to compare the assortment of players in the
> SPICE Puff with Showalter, one of the best players in the world in his
> era. I think H. N. Pillsbury is a better judge of such matters as
> Showalter's ability than P Innes.

I disagree, I thing P. Innes is a better judge of overall field strength 
than Harry Pillsbury who existed before there were ratings, and certainly
of 
contem****ary GM performance.

Phil Innes