Author: Imran Hendley
Date: 13:22:22 07/24/00
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On July 24, 2000 at 15:00:31, Dann Corbit wrote: >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? What about boxing? Doesn't the US only send amateur boxers to the Olympics?
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