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Subject: Re: New Poll Results... So Far Pretty Intriguing.

Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba

Date: 11:03:02 09/28/99

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On September 28, 1999 at 09:19:44, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On September 28, 1999 at 09:10:41, Steven Schwartz wrote:
>
>>I glanced over at the current poll (SSDF/Chessbase) this
>>morning to find that, so far, it is 55 to 1 (with 16 abstentions)
>>in favor of no improper Chessbase influence over SSDF decisions
>>and testing.
>>
>>Considering the serious allegations posted by one of the
>>members, that is a pretty firm vote of confidence for the SSDF.
>>
>>My only puzzlement is why 16 abstentions? Last year we had a
>>poll about some Fritz results on the SSDF, and there was also
>>a high percentage of abstentions. What is it about SSDF questions
>>that causes a high percentage of abstentions?
>>- Steve (ICD/Your Move)
>>P.S. If you have not yet voted, please do so by clicking on
>>the "Computer Chess Resource Center" link at the top or bottom
>>of this page.
>
>
>I can answer for one of those.  I simply don't have any trustworthy data.
>I refuse to condemn ChessBase (nor would I clear them either) without some
>firm data.  I have heard things about them that I don't like (IE the rumor
>that they prevented everyone from having access to a quad xeon machine at
>the WCCC this year) but rumors aren't enough make me want to condemn them
>outright...
>

	How could they do that? I thougth that every program was running on whatever
hardware its team could get for the competition.

>that was my reason for abstaining...  I would rather wait until I see something
>concrete...



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