Author: James T. Walker
Date: 12:13:32 05/18/00
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On May 18, 2000 at 14:25:19, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On May 18, 2000 at 14:03:44, James T. Walker wrote: > >>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 > >When you participate in a tournament and is forced to withdraw, because you >refuse to play aginst a chess program. Then it's the same as not allowing the >player to participate at all. Van der Sterren is more entitled to play in the >Dutch Chess Championships than Fritz ever will, so his refusal is more than >justified. The problem is that van der Sterren wants to play in _his_ national >championships, but not against a chess program. Obviously he couldn't force the >organisers to abandon the idea of Fritz participation, so he uses his right not >to play against it. The conceding without a fight is utter baloney IMO. The >winner is the one who/which has the most points. > >Sincerely, >Mogens Hello Mogens, Well he was not forced to withdraw but he was paired with the computer and refused to play. It's his right but what is his reason?? He does not want to play the computer because he believes he cannot win? He of course does not have to have a reason but when he refuses to play then he leaves it open to speculation with opinions flying everywhere. He accomplishes nothing by not playing. If he wants to lobby for the next Championship to be computer free then he has plenty of time to work on that. I wish Fritz was not there but since it is I wish everyone would just play the thing and start protesting for next time after the tournament. Regards, Jim Walker
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