Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:54:47 06/26/00
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On June 26, 2000 at 14:49:53, Peter Skinner wrote: >Why isn't Crafty ( Actual Bob Hyatt's Crafty ) on the ICC Green List. It is an >"amateur" program as it isn't commercial, and freely given away like most of the >ICC Green List programs. > >It is done by a single programmer, and it really is not classified as a >"professional" program by many in the computer chess world as it is not sold. > >It Crafty simply to strong? Or is the person in control of the list worried >about losing top spot on that list? Hit the nail on the head. The entire function of the list is to track the strength of new engines without having to cower in the shadow of Crafty. >I just find it odd that Crafty is not on it. A search through the archives will decribe the purpose of the list in exquisite detail. At some point, the other programs may catch up and they may wish to include crafty. SOS is another that I don't see included, and it has bulging biceps as well.
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