tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post116850182765612371..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Games Fixing Suspects NamedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1168654183861215762007-01-13T11:09:00.000+09:002007-01-13T11:09:00.000+09:00The best way to combat the fixers is to have more ...The best way to combat the fixers is to have more foreigners playing. Diversity of fields makes it harder for players who have pre arranged draws/losses to have such a calculated impact on the final crosstable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1168592247661009442007-01-12T17:57:00.000+09:002007-01-12T17:57:00.000+09:00although these fixers may be true, we cannot prove...although these fixers may be true, we cannot prove them. the best way to combat these guys dableo, laylo, paragua, et al, is not to suspend or ban them. let them play and then beat them fair and square! and how are we going to do that? thru IM and future GM Wesley So, the true hero of Philippine Chess!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-1168508767946159732007-01-11T18:46:00.000+09:002007-01-11T18:46:00.000+09:00Mr gray -No, I don't believe so. From the informat...Mr gray -<BR/><BR/>No, I don't believe so. From the information we have, it seems to be just a group of players, referred to in some reports as a "network", who pretty much decide certain outcomes between themselves and for their benefit. <BR/><BR/>And I am not aware of any rival organisation. If you have in mind the old PCF, that body has not existed for a number of years now.<BR/><BR/>- TCGThe Closet Grandmasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17680425849888374045noreply@blogger.com