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> Grudge match: Sloan vs. Kingston or Sloan vs. Bauer.
>
> In all of these postings about a grudge match, I have lost track of
> which march they are talking about, Sloan vs. Kingston or Sloan vs.
> Bauer.
>
> I think just about everybody realizes that Kingston is such a weak
> player that he would have no chance whatever against the great me. Of
> course, that is not really his fault. We have to feel sympathy for
> those unfortunate people who were born with deformed or defective
> brains and due to no fault of their own but perhaps the fault of their
> parents they just cannot play chess.

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> What do you say?

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> Therefore, they should have no hesitation about taking this bet.
>
> What do you say?
>
> Sam Sloan

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> Grudge match: Sloan vs. Kingston or Sloan vs. Bauer.
>
> In all of these postings about a grudge match, I have lost track of
> which march they are talking about, Sloan vs. Kingston or Sloan vs.
> Bauer.
>
> I think just about everybody realizes that Kingston is such a weak
> player that he would have no chance whatever against the great me. Of
> course, that is not really his fault. We have to feel sympathy for
> those unfortunate people who were born with deformed or defective
> brains and due to no fault of their own but perhaps the fault of their
> parents they just cannot play chess. Indeed, we should admire them for
> the fact that they try to make up for these deficiencies that are no
> fault of their own by calling themselves masters which they dream of
> becoming but can never become and by writing magazine articles
> personally attacking those undeserving persons who just happen to be
> possessed of greater minds than they and when, having been banned from
> further publication by those chess magazines, they come here to the
> public newsgroups to continue their personal attacks.
>
> I am gratified that a few persons have offered to back this grudge
> match with money, especially since they obviously realize that Taylor
> Kingston would have no chance at all against me and I would probably
> wipe him out. They are commendable in their willingness to give the
> kid a chance. Kind of like allowing the runt to play right field in a
> Little League baseball game.
>
> What confuses the situation a bit is that some seem to be talking not
> about a match between Sloan and Kingston but about a match between
> Sloan and Bauer. They obviously see that Bauer is rated 2304 and I am
> rated 1931, so they figure that I have no chance at all against Bauer
> and so they plan to pick up some easy money.
>
> I too figured that Bauer was a much stronger player than I and so I
> rejected immediately his offer to play me a match for one thousand
> dollars. However, I just did a quick survey of Bauers tournament
> result and I have concluded that his published rating is inflated and
> his current strength is probably not much more than 2100. My actual
> strength is probably considerable greater than 1931 and so, while I
> still give Bauer the edge, I feel that I would have some chance of
> winning a grudge match.
>
> Throughout much of his playing career Bauer's rating was around 2150.
> Bauer has never in his life played in a major open tournament like the
> World Open or the Chicago Open. Bauer did not play in the recent
> $500,000 tournament in Minnesota, even though Bauer is from Minnesota
> and attended the event as a spectator.
>
> Bauer got his rating of 2304 by playing a rated match against a friend
> who was an expert, which Bauer won by a lop-sided score. Bauer has not
> played since. Bauer got his rating over 2200 by playing in very minor
> local tournaments in Iowa, such as the Ames Chess Festival and the
> Dubuque Open. Bauer NEVER DEFEATED A MASTER in any of these
> tournaments. Most of Bauer's wins were against Class A and Class B
> players. BAUER HAS NEVER PLAYED A PUBLISHED GAME, as least not so far
> as I could find.
>
> Bauers big result which gave him most of the present rating points was
> the 1997 Midwest Amateur Team Championship, where Bauer won all his
> games, scoring 5-0. However, Bauer played no masters in that
> tournament even though he gained 23 rating points up to 2299. His big
> win was against Larry Cohen, Chess politico and frequent poster to
> this group, who was rated 1982. That was more than eight years ago and
> Bauer has not played in a regular rated tournament since.
>
> http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlTnmtHst.php?10320372
>
> However, Bauer has played in one quick rated tournament since: The CCC
> Fourth Annual Picnic. However, he lost to a player rated 1988 and his
> overall performance rating from that tournament, calculated using the
> traditional system, was 1920.
>
> Therefore, Bauer is definitely not the 2300 strength player he claims
> to be. He is probably not master strength and might not even be expert
> strength considering his eight year absence from competitive chess.
>
> By contrast, although I have been relatively inactive, I have not
> shied away from playing in strong events. Back in 1997 when Bauer was
> still playing, my rating was 2104. The points I have lost since then
> have been mostly from playing in the World Open. The World Open is a
> highly competitive event. The players there have often nursed their
> ratings down to an artificially open level and have come to kill,
> hoping to win the $10,000 first class prize. If Bauer could play in an
> event like that and hold his 2304 rating, I would fully agree that he
> is a legitimate chess master. However, Bauer does not play in the
> events like the World Open. Instead, he got his rating by playing in
> soft events like the Ames Chess Festival and the CCC Fourth Annual
> Picnic.
>
> It is also noteworthy that Randy Bauer did not play at all during
> 1999-2000, which was a period of severe ratings deflation where most
> established active players lost between 100 and 200 rating points. I
> lost 160 points during that period. Bauer lost no points, because he
> did not play.
>
> In summary:
>
> 1. Randy Bauer has never defeated a master
>
> 2. Randy Bauer has never played a published game.
>
> 3. Randy Bauer has never played in a major open tournament.
>
> 4. Randy Bauer has obtained a 2304 rating by playing in soft
> non-competitive chess events where no significant prizes are involved
> and where most of his opponents are Class A or Class B.
>
> Now, let us compare this to me, Sam Sloan:
>
> 1. Sam Sloan has defeated many masters and at least two international
> masters in rated tournament games.
>
> 2. Sam Sloan has played many published chess games.
>
> 3. Sam Sloan plays almost exclusively in major open tournaments such
> as the World Open.
>
> 4. Sam Sloan plays against anybody, takes on all comers, and is not
> afraid of losing rating points.
>
> Please note that in spite of the above, I do not claim to be a
> stronger chess player than Randy Bauer. I must respect his high
> rating, even though it was obtained by playing against soft
> opponents., However, I do believe that I would have some chance to
> beat him. I might not be the favorite, but I would have some chance.
>
> Therefore, I propose a rated match against both Randy Bauer and Taylor
> Kingston simultaneously for one thousand dollars.
>
> I will play each of them a four game match. If I get four points or
> more I win one thousand dollars. If I get 3 1/2 points or less, I lose
> one thousand dollars.
>
> Please note that I am taking draw odds. If I beat Taylor Kingston 4-0
> (as I believe I will) I still win the match even if in the unlikely
> event that I lose to Randy Bauer by 4-0.
>
> I think that this is a fair match because both Taylor Kingston and
> Randy Bauer claim to be masters but I claim to be just a Class A
> player.
>
> Therefore, they should have no hesitation about taking this bet.
>
> What do you say?
>
> Sam Sloan

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>Randy is a good player. Sam, you have no chance against Randy. He is DEFINITELY a solid solid solid master.
>How about playing me Sam? You told me you beat me once so you should have no problem doing it again against a patzer like me. I will even give you 4 to 1 odd (For $1,000 you can win $4,000). If I win, 100% of it will go to the Susan Polgar Foundation. If

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> We can play 4 games G/30 for $1,000 each game or we can play 4
>games for a total of $1,000 and my vote. Your choice

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> Of course, Taylor Kingston was lying. He has never been close to a
> 2300 player. The highest his rating has ever been was 1853. A player
> at that level would have no chance against me.