"MP" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 01:53:37 GMT, "David"
wrote:


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2) I don't know if this specifically is the reason, but orthodox Judism
and
some highly conservative Xtian sects have prohibitions on doing work on
the
Sabbath. Writing might be interpretted as work.

David

That actually occurred to me, but in those cases, it is also usually
forbidden to play games on the Sabbath at all ( Reshevsky, for
example, used to have to reschedule games because of this) so keeping
score would be a moot point.

At times Sammy would have the score of a game kept for him. As best as I
could determine, if he was playing chess for *NO* money -- as for the
Manhattan Chess Club team on occasion -- he was able to play on the Sabbath,
but unable to write, writing being proscribed. Perhaps, however, someone
better versed in Judaism could explain this reasoning better than I.
--
Ian Burton
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