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| Posted by lordnguyenvo uskidscompute.com 5/30/2003 20:52:21 play online chess |  Subject: Just a little strangeMessage: His/her username is oshin88.There's been quite a losing streak due to time out(if you check the record).I was just wondering if anybody know him/her and know what's going on(his/her status is currently hided). I'm not being nosy 'cause this person is the host of my current mini-tournament.By the way,we played in that tournament but he/she simply let the time run out.I mean a person can always get his/her game postponed right? |
| Posted by themadphantom uskidscompute.com 5/31/2003 09:48:38 play online chess | It's not so strange.. Message: I have won about six games before, two which were team games, because of time out. Maybe his computer stopped working and he couldn't get to another one to postpone his games on time |
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