.....who would the players be?
This year Sam could've played just about *anybody* since he has so many
detractors on here, but I have to admit that Bill Brock didn't really
spring to mind as the top contendah. That he had the stones and the
cash to git'r dun speaks well for him (even if he lost) to put a
challenge on the table and follow through.
But because Bill and Sloan are within 150 or so rating points made it a
good match and interesting to watch. I wonder though, how many RGCP
opponents would make for a good match-up OTB? They'd have to have a
LOT of disagreements (or one or two very heated discussions) on RGCP
but be relatively close in playing strength (say, 200 rating points or
less) to make it interesting. Who would they be? Let's see.....
Taylor Kingston vs. Larry Parr:
Nobody knows Parr's rating, but rumors abound that it's somewhere in
the early 1900s, much like his birthdate. Kingston's a class A player
according to the USCF
(
http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?12360630) so this would
definitely qualify as a tight match given all their recent banter
back-and-forth.
Matt Nemmers vs. Jerry Bibuld:
Both Jerry and I are B-players and Lord knows we hold no love for one
another, so this would qualify, too. Stan Booz may want first dibs
though and that match would be worth watching as well.
Neil Brennen vs. Louis Blair:
The Historian is 1572 and The Blair-bot is 1611; another good match-up.
Kevin Bachler vs. Vince Hart:
Kevin's a master and Vince is a strong 'A' player, but the Caveman
hasn't played a rated game in almost two years and Vince has been
active forever. Maybe we could let this one slide in the hopes that
Kev's inactivity will hurt his game and make it a little better match.
Richard Haas vs. ???
Old Haasie totes a rating of 1954 but hasn't played a rated game since
before 1991. Who amongst our motley group of Class A players wouldn't
love to take a shot at beating Haasie and earning carte blanche to make
him NOT post anything about Mensa for a month/year/lifetime?
There are plenty of vendettas on here. Who'd be tough?
Regards,
Matt