Author: Chris Carson
Date: 08:02:23 12/03/97
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On December 03, 1997 at 10:30:44, Don Dailey wrote: >On December 03, 1997 at 08:40:20, Chris Carson wrote: > >>Well I thought I would see if anyone is interested in >>discussing this topic. >> >>1. When is this? >>2. Opinions on who will show >> Deep Blue? Deep Blue JR ? >> Cilkchess? >> Darkthought? >> Hightech? >> Crafty? >> Genius? >> Rebel? >> Virtual? >> CSTAL? >> Fritz? >> Kasparov? Why not? Human computer? (Anand, Corvi,...) >> ... >> >>3. Opinions on who will win? >> >> Fritz is the current champion (1995) >> Chessmachine (Schroder) (1992 champion, I think) >> Deep Thought (1989 champion) >> >>4. Will Crafty be there, if so, what hardware? >> >>Best Regards, >>Chris Carson > > >Hi Chris, > >Cilkchess will show up and play. I believe the format for this thing >will be extended to be more than 5 rounds. The time control may >shorten, >I'm not sure. This was discussed at length in Hong Kong but I do not >remember exactly what was decided. > >Opinions on who will win? I think any good micro will have an outside >shot at it but we will be there to win. If Deep blue were to show up, >they would also be a favorite to win. Our program will be very strong >by then and I think we will have the best chance of winning but you >never know who might show up. We are hoping to have a LOT of hardware >too. It's still hard for any program (including Deep Blue) to win a >tournament with a lot of entrants because book preparation and a single >problem with evaluation heuristics can spoil your chances. The top >micro programs are formidable opponents for anyone! > >When and where this tournament will be has not been decided as far as >I know. They are still looking for a sponsor. > >Don Congrads on the good showing by Cilkchess at the Dutch. Best of luck at the World Championship. I hope the site will be Orlando Florida, perhaps Disney would be willing to sponsor (has done a couple of chess events lately). Best Regards, Chris Carson
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