Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 15:47:19 04/22/01
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On April 22, 2001 at 17:48:24, Rajen Gupta wrote: >Well said amir: i think the main problem will be if shredder doesn't win through >in the qualification-then its claim of being the world's champ will ring >hollow-esp as this match will be >1)a long series against the toughest possible opponents That is debatable. >2) absence of any cannon fodder Probably true, but it depends on the results. >3)tournament time controls Probably, has anything been published to that effect? >4)strongest possible hardware That we don't know. It might just be a couple of duals. >5) programmers participation Only in an observational capacity AFAIK. >6)held in the open in public A hotel room apparently. >there wont be any exuse to fall back on!! i think the best strategy is not to >take part, blame someone for the injustice, and still retain the claim of being >the world champion! Even if Shredder participates and loses, it wouldn't change the WC status, because the World Championship is an event. You can only say that Shredder _probably_ isn't the strongest program given certain conditions, ie. the conditions of the qualifier. You don't need an excuse to stay out of this one IMO. Regards, Mogens
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