Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 00:45:59 05/17/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 22:55:33, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On May 16, 2000 at 22:40:09, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On May 16, 2000 at 21:58:04, Baldomero Garcia, Jr. wrote: >> >>>I think rules need to be written with regards to computers participating in >>>tournaments. There seems to be a lot of hate and discontent in the various >>>tournaments that they've participated in. >>> >>>The Dutch championship highlights these problems. The participation of the >>>comptuer program gives great publicity, but it makes some players unhappy. >>>What qualifications did Fritz have to participate in the Dutch championship? >> >>I think Fritz probably had to win the Wallet Cup, not that I begrudge them this. >> >>>FIDE is clearly moving in the direction of not rating tournaments with the >>>participation of computers. I think this would discourage the invitation of >>>computer programs to tournaments. In view of all the problems that occurred, I >>>think the solution is rather drastic, but someone has to offer a better solution >>>in order to allow computer participation (i.e. clearly established rules to >>>avoid problems with computers). >> >>What invitations? You don't get invited to a human tournament any more than the >>movie theatre invites you to the show. >> >>A few years ago they'd always lose, so there was no point, and in a few years >>they will always win, so there will be no point. I think the humans are too mad >>about this inevitable change in fortune to allow for a lot of events, even >>though computer vs human chess is at or near its point of higest "fairness". >> >>bruce > > >Actually, there are tournaments which are by "invitation only". Often states >hold closed championships and invite the top finishers from recent tournaments. > >This has become less popular of late at least in looking at tournament results >in USCF's magazine. > >A couple that fit this are probably a couple of the big GM events that we have >watched on ICC. Humans might get invited, but I don't think Fritz was "invited" in this case, it sounds like they bought admission. bruce
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