Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 21:09:09 04/11/00
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On April 11, 2000 at 23:25:09, Tina Long wrote: Just a few comments and I'll get of your back. >I'm assuming, as the Machine doesn't have to qualify against the top human >opponents that this is an exhibition match, designed to Make Money. My initial thought as well. >Here here. I don't care what the "name" of the title is, as long as too many >top players don't refuse to play, then we will again have a "cycle" and a top >championship match every 2 years, for as long as it is profitable. It should be possible to gather 25 good GMs from the top 50, but you never know what happens. I wonder what FIDE is going to do next? >This is to give the Champion some exposure in the "off" year, when all his >aspiring challengers are getting their exposure. It won't clutter the human >side. Sounds reasonable even though I'm not sure it'll work. If the computer wins it'll all be over media wise. >Why should Chessbase & Junior win a bidding war if "poor" Tigger or Hiarcs is >the better contender. For credibility sake there should be a contendors >tournament. Because the combination of exsposure for the computer program and the "fund raising" of BGN might interfere with such an idea. Money talks. >I thought that a big well-publisized tournament to decide the challenger, maybe >with a preliminary "open" Swiss with 100 or more entrants, would be good for all >computer chess, and particularly for the winner. Too many I think. It might just be the WC of computer chess. >If the winner then went on to actually defeat the BGWC with a PC, then that >would be the greatest achievement ever in Computer Chess. And maybe the last? >Philosophically, (sp??) my first impression was I'd like to see Crafty win the >right of challenge & then do well in a match against the BGWC. Because Crafty >is Free to all people. > >And: What difference would winning the right of challenge make to the life of >the Authors of Tigger, Rebel, Hiarcs, Lambchop!! (there's a statistical chance) >Shredder....... > >I really think that this is The chance to create the biggest event for PC based >Computer Chess Ever. Well, it's better to be optimistic than pessimistic. As long as it's an exhibition game I'm not against the idea, and I support your idea of a computer chess event whole-heartedly. >Bugger it, I'll ring Ray Keene myself, get me a piece of this action. Sam Sloan should have his number, try rgcc :o) >Thanks Mogens, at least you had thoughts on the subject. I'm always man for an argument unsupported by fact ;o). Best wishes... Mogens
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