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

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 16:32:04 04/05/00

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On April 05, 2000 at 19:12:12, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>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

My mistake then. I was almost certain that Frans is German.

-Tom



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