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Id like a little more verified proof before I go off of anything that article says. Who knows, maybe the time control was game 10 or 15 or something like that? Maybe
Soltis simply has the facts wrong etc etc
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Check the notes on this link it provides a whole lot more detail of what you are looking for...
Oct-21-06 keypusher:
Odds Tourney - Odds Rating Diff
On thing to keep in mind that if you go back 30+ years the world was flat, opening knowledge was minimal.
Dinosaurs roamed the earth… this one in particular..
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They're all weak, all women. They're stupid compared to men. They shouldn't play chess, you know. They're like beginners. They lose every single game against a man. There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knight-odds to and still beat. – Bobby Fischer
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So even if the rook odds story was true at that time, it might not hold true now.