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Subject: Re: How much interest would this generate?

Author: Mark Schreiber

Date: 20:12:39 04/01/00

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Then could you tell them the computer would be forgoing the claim to a prize?
Then could the computer play?
This sounds very exciting. Can we come and watch?
Do you need any assistance with the match?

On April 01, 2000 at 02:24:19, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:

>Unfortunate not possible (for now) - Most of the tournaments are advertised as
>NC - No Computers.  And I know for a fact, that if the sponsoring organization
>isn't a computer company, gauranteeing the prizes only to the humans, that the
>humans, justifyably hate playing the computers, which would quite likely cut
>into 'thier' prize.
>
>Larry T.
>
>On March 31, 2000 at 18:02:44, Mark Schreiber wrote:
>
>>I think even more interesting would be if you could have the computer entered
>>into some of the many tournaments at the Marshall Chess Club.
>>
>>On March 31, 2000 at 02:58:47, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:
>>
>>>I'm planning a 4 game match between Junior6 (and possibly some other programs as
>>>well), against a well know Senior Master (rated around 2375), at a 40/2,
>>>followed by 25 in 1 time control, at the Marshall.
>>>
>>>The match would be conducted manually, using my 200 mHz Notebook computer (24 mb
>>>of ram), in that I would be tranferring the moves from the screen to the chess
>>>board, pressing the clock and so forth.
>>>
>>>I am hoping to arrange such an event in one of our future schedules, and
>>>hopefully also arrange for the participating master to be paid a small fee.
>>>
>>>How interesting would this sort of thing be?  A top program on limited hardware,
>>>against a fairly strong master, but not someone exceptional.  If the program
>>>beats him to easily, I could probably arrange for a match against one of the
>>>many IM/GM's that frequent our club too.  But of course, that's only if the
>>>first inexpensive match is successful, as the titled player(s) would definately
>>>have to be paid more than I could arrange at this time.
>>>
>>>I hope to set up this (first event), for our June schedule.
>>>
>>>Larry T.
>>>Marshall Chess Club



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