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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