Author: Aaron Tay
Date: 03:15:54 12/28/00
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On December 28, 2000 at 02:08:57, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 28, 2000 at 01:56:56, Sam Slutzky wrote: > >>On December 27, 2000 at 22:06:52, Pete Galati wrote: >> >>> >>>True, but cheating using a computer would only get you so far, then you'd fall >>>flat on your face once you sat down at a _real_ Chess board. I guarantee you >>>that someone who cheated with a computer in this initial compitition wouldn't >>>have even the most remote chance of becoming The World Chess Champion. >>> >>>Pete >> >>This is true, but such cheating would also have the effect of not allowing any >>"real" players from the Internet a chance at the competition. >> >>Sam > >If the real players from the internet can beat the best chess programs they have >chances. > >Uri Probably the winners who qualify will be the Best players who are good at chess AND know how to combine computer play..Even a very strong GM would gain from using computers, making the top 8 qualifers the best "advanced chess" player! An interesting possibility is that one of the real contenders for the title say Anand or Shirov help some weak player qualify for one of the top 8 places so that when the "real" tournament starts it will be somewhat easier for them..
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