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Subject: Re: Computers in national championships

Author: blass uri

Date: 10:24:43 04/07/00

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On April 07, 2000 at 11:21:38, Jeroen Noomen wrote:

>On April 06, 2000 at 16:42:00, Jason Williamson wrote:
>
>>>Besides: Next year I'll bring $100,000 to the prizefund of the
>>>dutch championship. There is only one 'but': They should allow
>>>me to play as the 12th participant....
>>>
>>>Regards, Jeroen
>>
>>And if you did that, I am sure they would let you play.  :)
>
>Possibly. I am much easier to beat than Fritz :-))
>
>But my point has a more cynical meaning, namely: Those with money
>compete, not those who are the strongest players.
>
>Regards, Jeroen

I think that it is fair if both of them compete and the prizes for the strongest
players come also from the players who pay.

I think the strongest players have no problem with this idea.
The only problem is that probably there are not volunteers to pay at least
10,000$.

Regards, Uri



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