Author: Mike S.
Date: 13:10:02 04/06/00
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On April 05, 2000 at 20:41:02, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >(...) chess in its essence is but a >logical game where you should play (against) positions (if you are interested >in the beauty of logic) and not care too much who sits opposite you. (...) >Playing a computer program is playing chess, isn't it? I share your opinion. Furthermore, it seems obvious to me that a computer system which runs a chess program, is a *chess player*. Therefore, it should be given all the rights and should have all the possibilities, a chess player has. It is very hard for me to understand, why seemingly a majority of people (who are interested in computer chess even!) cannot share this viewpoint and want to establish, or continue, a kind of "apartheid". It is also important to notice, that when a computer program is banned (or comps in general), that in fact this affects the people who have programmed it or contributed otherwise. After all, chess computers are not something which came from outer space like aliens - they are made by humans. Banning computers means banning them. Regards, M.Scheidl
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