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Subject: Re: FIDE restriction

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:03:14 10/13/00

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On October 13, 2000 at 08:39:31, Harald Faber wrote:

>On October 13, 2000 at 08:26:34, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>>The 2001 Corus-Wijk aan Zee tournament will have an average fide rating of 2713
>>>a category 19 event. The Dortmund 2000 Super GM tournament had an average fide
>>>rating of 2702 also a category 19 event.
>>>Mark
>>
>>The Kasparov site states that the top 9 players in the World have confirmed
>>entry. Wouldn't this be a dream tournament for any program to participate in?
>
>There is a FIDE restriction that forbids programs/companies to take part in
>official FIDE tournaments.

It is not important if the tournament is rated for Fide.

Dortmund was not rated for Fide and it did not do the tournament less
interesting.

Uri



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