Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 16:31:01 08/25/00
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On August 25, 2000 at 19:14:31, Sylvain Renard wrote: > >SOS was considered amateur. >But the definition of "professional" was : > >"Professional": A program whose name is the same as or derived from a commercial >product. > >(see http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~olympiad/rules.htm) > >As SOS is one of the programs of the CD Young Talents, >which is a commercial product, I really don't understand >how he could be "amateur" in this tournament! >I am not saying that he had to be considered as a professional, >but I think that when organizers make rules, they should >apply them ! > >Or did I miss something??? > >If I was the programmer of Insomniac, I would make an >official protest! > > Best regards, > Sylvain This kind of thing always happens. Various amateurs are mini-professionals, including some that are popular professional programs. if I remember right there was a giant Hiarcs ad in "Inside Chess", running at the same time Hiarcs was competing for the 1995 amateur title. bruce
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