Author: Harald Faber
Date: 06:38:31 06/23/99
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On June 22, 1999 at 11:26:00, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>How is the chance of getting a FIDE-title for a chess program? What does the >>FIDE charter say about chee programs competing in human tournaments? What does >>USCF say? > > >A few years ago, in an effort to get a part of the 'cash cow' that computer >chess manufacturers represented, FIDE adopted a rule that allowed a computer >to become a member. However, the 'fee' was out of sight. I don't even recall >what it was now, but remember laughing when I saw it. I have no idea if the >rule has been repealed (likely, since FIDE is pretty fickle rule-wise). USCF >allows computer members (Crafty is a member, rated at roughly 2400 after only >a dozen games or so) but most USCF sanctioned tournaments have (NC) (no >computers) in the advertisements... USCF also has some stupid rules that allow >humans to 'opt-out' of playing a computer at the start of a tournament, which >can totally screw up pairings and final results... That is what I supposed. At the moment there is almost no chance that a program will participate at usual FIDE- or USCF-tourneys and get IM/GM norms.
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