Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 02:08:34 05/09/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 22:41:25, Albert Silver wrote: >On May 08, 2000 at 16:47:05, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>On May 08, 2000 at 12:15:13, Wybe Koopmans wrote: >> >>>>I believe Van der Doel will do the same. First some moves, asking for a draw and >>>resign. Van der Sterren doesn't play. This is the end of our National Ch.. >>> >>>Wybe >> >>Fine, but please answer this simple question. Why hadn't Van der Doel done the >>same thing that v.d. Sterren did: refuse to play Fritz before the Champs? Is >>it because: >> >>a. he wants to have a go at the large prize fund; >>b. he wants to show that he is against computers taking part in the National >>Championship; >>c. he wants to hurt some people, most notably the completely innocent Fritz >>author and his team. >> >>If a) he is hypocritical; if b) he should have stated his opinion at the time >>v.d. Sterren did -- with more efficiency, probably preventing Fritz from >>starting playing; if c) his moral and human standards are questionable. >> >>*** Djordje > >or.... > >d. He is against playing a computer in the national championship but refuses to >sacrifice the honor of playing in and possibly winning his country's national >championship. Instead he will play in it but simply not play the program. > >I think c) is very paranoiac. Do you really think he is out to hurt Morsch and >his team? I think it has nothing whatsoever to do with him. > > Albert Silver Albert, your point d) which I appreciate is probably covered by my b). I mean I can understand people who do not want to play computers. If they feel that way let them state that clearly beforehand. *** Djordje
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