Author: Albert Silver
Date: 19:41:25 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 16:47:05, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>On May 08, 2000 at 12:15:13, Wybe Koopmans wrote:
>
>>>I believe Van der Doel will do the same. First some moves, asking for a draw and
>>resign. Van der Sterren doesn't play. This is the end of our National Ch..
>>
>>Wybe
>
>Fine, but please answer this simple question. Why hadn't Van der Doel done the
>same thing that v.d. Sterren did: refuse to play Fritz before the Champs? Is
>it because:
>
>a. he wants to have a go at the large prize fund;
>b. he wants to show that he is against computers taking part in the National
>Championship;
>c. he wants to hurt some people, most notably the completely innocent Fritz
>author and his team.
>
>If a) he is hypocritical; if b) he should have stated his opinion at the time
>v.d. Sterren did -- with more efficiency, probably preventing Fritz from
>starting playing; if c) his moral and human standards are questionable.
>
>*** Djordje
or....
d. He is against playing a computer in the national championship but refuses to
sacrifice the honor of playing in and possibly winning his country's national
championship. Instead he will play in it but simply not play the program.
I think c) is very paranoiac. Do you really think he is out to hurt Morsch and
his team? I think it has nothing whatsoever to do with him.
Albert Silver
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