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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