Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 04:01:17 04/17/01
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On April 17, 2001 at 02:42:18, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 17, 2001 at 02:15:27, Sandro Necchi wrote: > >>On April 16, 2001 at 20:02:02, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On April 16, 2001 at 03:31:12, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>> >>>>On April 16, 2001 at 02:46:59, Chessfun wrote: >>>> >>>>>On April 16, 2001 at 02:13:32, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On April 15, 2001 at 14:50:33, Ed Schröder wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On April 15, 2001 at 03:05:47, Sandro Necchi wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Shredder tournament version won all the tournaments since 1999! No other >>>>>>>>tournament version did the same. These are facts, the rest are words. >>>>>>>>Also you do not have our latest version. How can you know how strong is Deep >>>>>>>>Shredder now? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Sandro Necchi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi Sandro, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I have read Deep Blue has been invited too. What should happen if the DB >>>>>>>people say yes and want to play Kramnik. Should we say: since DB has beaten >>>>>>>Kasparov DB is the real and only candidate? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Ed >>>>>> >>>>>>Hi Ed, >>>>>> >>>>>>no, I think only commercial program version like our should be used. I think >>>>>>your 2 programs (Rebel and Chess Tiger) should be included in the list too, but >>>>>>I am not the one that decides. >>>>>> >>>>>>Sandro >>>>> >>>>>Sandro, I thought your opinion was that Shredder was the only candidate?. >>>>>The above would indicate otherwise. >>>> >>>>No, if only one program should match Kramnik this is Shredder because it is the >>>>world champion. >>> >>> >>> >>>Then it must be the version of Shredder which played in the 2000 WMCCC, on the >>>same hardware. >> >>Sorry I do not agree. >>> >>>Because a newer version on a different hardware (in particular on a >>>multiprocessor computer) does NOT own any World title as far as I know. >> >>If you are mad because you did not win the Computer Chess World Championship is >>not my fault. > > > >No, I'm not mad Sandro. :) Good to hear. > >I have won some tournaments with my program too, and I'm fine. :) I know. > >You know, there is so much randomness involved in short tournaments, they do not >mean that much. Yes, but to me it means a lot. > > > > >>Since it is the only title recognized by ICCA, for me it is the most important >>one. So the best version of that program with the fastest hardware should be >>used. >>This is my opionion. Sorry. > > >This is just your opinion. Not only mine. > >I think that the best program of today should be used. Not just a program that >has won a short tournament last year and has been hiding away from the SSDF >then. This is your opinion. Also which should be used: The best against other chess programs or the best against kramnik? > >The organizers of the tournament need the best program. I they fail to select >the best, the general audience will learn about this, and the disappointement >will be huge. No I think the audience want the world champion which is Shredder! > >Their money is not well invested if they do not make sure that the best program >plays. > >If Shredder is really the best, why did Weiner refuse to let the SSDF publish >its the results, and why did Weiner withdraw from the event when it learned that >Shredder would have to qualify against Deep Fritz and Deep Junior? No this is not the main reason. I fully agree with Stefan and Ossi decision. That's a DEEP trap. It is not chess!!!!!!!! > >That smells. Ciao Sandro > > > > Christophe
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