Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 11:30:35 04/14/01
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On April 14, 2001 at 14:01:51, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 14, 2001 at 13:26:12, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > > > >You should first mention that you are quoting here the Millennium website. > > > >>It’s a well-known fact: the German chess program SHREDDER is not only the >>reigning, Absolute (we get it) Computer Chess World Champion and a three times >>Microcomputer World Champion but, with a recent series of additional tournament >>wins, SHREDDER has been beyond any doubt world’s most successful(computer) chess >>tournament program over the past 5 years. > > > >When I read this, I feel like I should retire right now from computer chess. It >sounds so hopeless to try to do anything against such a monster program. > >:) :) :) > > > > > >> With this in mind, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen >>of Düsseldorf, in late 2000 challenged the winner of the London Braingames World >>Championship tournament to a match man against computer. Following Vladimir >>Kramnik’s surprise win over Garry Kasparov, we were informed at the beginning of >>this year that ‘Braingames’ has come to an agreement with the Government of >>Bahrain, where in October 2001 a tournament is to take place between the two >>world champions, Kramnik and SHREDDER. Negotiations regarding the details of >>this match have been going on for some time. >>It came therefore as no small surprise when Stefan Meyer-Kahlen received an >>invitation for a so-called ‘Braingames Computer Chess World Championship’ which >>– out of the blue – was to serve as a qualifying round for the match against >>Kramnik. Furthermore (and much to Stefan’s astonishment), this qualification >>tournament was to be held in closed session, ie excluding the public as well as >>the programmers concerned, in the private residence of a Spanish computer chess >>tester. As an entry fee, each programmer was to pay no less than US$ 5,000. It >>is quite clear that the reigning Absolute Computer World Champion has no >>interest whatsoever defending his title at this kind of ‘living-room >>tournament’. An official title can be defended only at a regular and public >>World Championship tournament under the auspices of an official and independent >>organisation, such as the ICCA. > > > >Notice how the author very eleganty avoids to mention any other top chess >program involved in the tournament. > >That's art. :) > >Sounds like JUST mentionning them would be a serious threat to the reputation of >Millennium's baby, at least in the writer's mind. > > > > >>Is there any confirmation that the above statement is non-biased? > > > >:) :) :) :) > >Are you so new in computer chess that you can believe that something coming from >the Millennium website is unbiased? :) > > > > > Christophe Christophe, which program must play against Vladimir Kramnik ? Chess Tiger ? :) (one is enough) You can not beat Shredder is a official tourney. So I think you must say ... the best program for a match against Vladimir Kramnik is Shredder. All other opinions from other chess programmer to this case are own goals. Sorry, but this is clear for me. Best Frank
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