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Subject: Re: Dutch teletext: "Fritz plays in dutch championship"

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:12:12 04/05/00

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On April 05, 2000 at 19:06:27, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>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
>
>I agree to an extent. Does Fritz have ***ANYTHING*** to do with Holland? Isn't
>Morsch German? If you're trying to have a Dutch championship, why let a German
>program play? Isn't that like letting Kasparov play in the US champs (or
>whatever)??
>
>-Tom

The author of Fritz is Dutch.

Dave



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