Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 05:48:31 02/24/05
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On February 24, 2005 at 06:17:47, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 24, 2005 at 03:30:59, Ed Schröder wrote: ><snipped> >>2) If you don't have something new yet that not has been thoroughly tested then >>DO NOT participate by all means. It's a golden and professional rule. As such a >>professional might have the intend to particpate but may decide later that it is >>unsafe to play with the newer version. >> >>Amateurs may feel they have nothing to lose playing with a not thoroughly tested >>version but commercials do, it's what's separate an amateur from a commercial. >>This attitude (thoroughness) is a key element why commercials in general are >>better than amateurs and this principle is not limited to computer chess only >>but valid for every form of (sport) competition. > >I do not see how not participating without thoroughly tested version can help >the commercials to be better than the amateurs. You don't want to get butchered, or lose games because of bugs? That tends to reflects badly, you know. -- GCP
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