Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 22:57:08 04/16/01
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On April 17, 2001 at 00:51:09, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 16, 2001 at 21:54:23, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Christophe: >>Your argument is somewhat biased and I understand well why, but It is not the >>case, in the first place, that only schreder has the chance from the blue. It >>will compete with other top programs. And then, talking of consistency, there is >>a lot of consistency in the past perfomances of Schredder to deserve the honour. >>Second, the fact that the current engine will be different to the same that won >>the past tourns has not sense. In every tourn every engine try to get the very >>last version, it is common and understable practice as much there is a common >>history from one version to the next so even with the changes you still can talk >>of Schredder or Tiger as one entity. Kramnik itself will be a different player >>from the one that because of his past perfomances will play the program. >>According your line of reasonning , as much schredder will compete due to his >>titles, he should play with the version it was used in ecah of those toruns. >>Schredder and any other program is, between limits, the same entity. It has an >>history as any living system. So changes as part of his entity. >> >>I concur anyway that a more wide tourn should be preferable, but that is less a >>matter of principle that a matter of practicality. Any tourn has its owns rules >>and limits and should be valued according to that. > > > >That's also a key point. The problem is the credibility of the event. > >What credibility would this event have if it merely ignores half of the best >programs out there? > >The general audience is probably going to swallow the idea of "World champion >against World champion". The formula is simple enough and the communication work >will be easier. > >But what will people think when they learn that actually the program which has >played is not really the best out there? > Objection! :-) you are speculating. You are talking like is was proven that Shredder is not the best. Anyway, it is irrelevant. Kramnik is not even the best out there. So? You guys are losing the sporting side of this. A Champion is a Champion, period. Regards, Miguel > > > Christophe > > > > > >> So, what's the problem? If >>Schredder win the preliminary and then beat Kramnik, nobody could say more than >>that: that he won here and then there. So it is with any tourn. >> >>BTW, I am thinking of organizing a little tourn between Gambit against that same >>chilean GM that played Tiger 11, you remember? 40 moves in 120 minutes. I will >>pay the price just for the sake of being the Great Man. What do you think? > > > >No problem. But what are you going to do if somebody complains that his program >should have the right to play as well? ;) > > > > Christophe
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