Author: blass uri
Date: 14:50:09 04/05/00
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On April 05, 2000 at 16:43:10, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >Hi computer chess fans, > >Just read this message on the Dutch teletekst: > >"Fritz SSS* is the 12th participant in the Dutch championship. >There has been a agreement with 10 of the 11 human players >that the computer takes part. Only IGM Van der Sterren refuses >to play the machine and gets a '0' by forfeit. >The acceptance came after it is clear that there will be a record >in prize money this year". > >Personally I totally dislike this agreement. Computers should not >play in a championship of a country. That Van der Sterren is robbed >of a full point is very sour and gives me a bitter taste. Humans >should never be forced to play against a machine. >IMO the dutch chess federation has made a very poor step here. I am >curious what others think of this! > >Regards, Jeroen I do not understand the reason for choosing Fritz to play and not Rebel when Rebel's results against humans in the Israeli league are better. I support forcing humans to play against the machine. I think that if we do not force humans to play against the machine we can never find the machine's real rating. Humans should not have the right to avoid machines in a tournament for the same reason that they have no right to avoid playing against humans. I see no problem with programs playing in a championship of a country if humans do not get less prizes because of it and the first human will be called as the champion even if the first player is a computer. I think that programs should prove that they deserve to play in the final stage by playing in previous stages in the same way as humans. Uri
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