Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 12:00:31 07/24/00
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On July 24, 2000 at 14:08:33, Pete Galati wrote: >On July 24, 2000 at 13:51:48, Dann Corbit wrote: >>On July 24, 2000 at 13:07:19, Daniel Chancey wrote: >>>If there was a computer chess tournament in the olympics, who would get the >>>gold, silver, or bronze? >>> >>>How would CMKing fare against Yace, RebelTiger and Fritz? >> >>If it were a single match (like an Olympic event -- no second chances) any of >>them might win. >> >>Chessmaster is among the strongest chess engines, as are Rebel Tiger and Fritz. >>Yace is probably not quite as strong as those, but in a one match event anything >>can happen. > >And not meaning to be picky (never mind, yes I do) but isn't the Olympics for >amatuers? So wouldn't Yace be the only one among those to qualify? > >I don't want to say you're running an Olympics at the moment, but that's what it >appears to be to me. The Olympics used to be for amateurs a long time ago. I don't think the "Dream Team" atheletes could be considered amateurs by any stretch of the imagination. Basically, all athletes that compete in the Olympics are professionals. Certainly, each and every one from the United States is. There is nothing amateur about the Olympics any more. A long time ago Jim Thorpe lost his Olympic medals for not being an amateur, but even then, it was incredibly hypocritic. Which brings up the question -- is Chess an Olympic sport, and if so -- who competes? I know that they have a "Chess Olympiad" but I don't think it's connected with the regular Olypmics -- or is it?
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