Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 09:09:19 05/18/00
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On May 18, 2000 at 11:08:59, Dann Corbit wrote: >Which is it? Is it both? Is it neither? > >I think it's both. I fail to see the bravery/cowardice issue. He is entitled to reject the participation of a computer program in his national championship, isn't he? Refusing to play Fritz is only being coherent and has nothing to do with being a coward, "play like a man" (other posts on this issue), etc. I find this sort of macho talk more revelaing about the poster than about van der Sterren and Bosboom. It reminds me of the pacifists that refused to go to war and were accused of cowardice. Enrique >I think that a large group of GM's (including Kasparov!) are 'psyched out' by >computers and gripped with unreasonable fear. They are willing to go to wild >extremes to avoid playing them. It is definitely true that GM's are positively >clueless about where computers are strong and where they are weak (consider the >time controls that Anand took for the battle against Rebel, for instance). > >Here is one person who is willing to take a stand for the group which will cost >him real money. In a sense that is very brave, but it is in a support of a >cause of cowardice! > >I'm not even sure if I like it or if I hate it!?
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