Author: James T. Walker
Date: 11:03:44 05/18/00
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On May 18, 2000 at 09:33:18, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On May 18, 2000 at 09:10:06, James T. Walker wrote: > >>It's a shame these people refuse to play the computer. I can only hope that the >>eventual winner will be someone who had guts enough to face Fritz win or lose. >>I don't believe Fritz should be in the tournament but since it is there it >>should be played as just another opponent. In my opinion, anyone who does not >>play it is gutless and not deserving of a national championship anyway. This is >>not a Swiss event so everyone is required to face the computer. It is simply an >>extra round of chess to play. If you can not handle this you should not be >>there. This "Protest" rings hollow to me. A real "Protest" would have been to >>refuse to play at all. >>Jim Walker > >So any Dutch player, assuming he is strong enough, should not be allowed to play >in a Dutch Championship if he refuses to play against a computer program? That >doesn't sound reasonable to me, especially since van der Sterren made his >protest heard quite early in the process. > >Sincerely, >Mogens I did not say anyone should not be allowed to play! What I'm saying is if they cannot handle playing the program and it is going to be there then they should make other plans. What difference does it make if he complained early? Did anyone give a reason for not wanting to play the program? Again, I don't think it should be there unless all people agree to have it there. The National Championship should allow all players a fair chance to compete but since it is there, why not play it? I think the players are conceding that they cannot beat it so they give up without a fight. That is why I wish the winner to be someone who takes on all players without whining about a computer that cannot win the Championship anyway. Jim Walker
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