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Subject: Re: Latest millenium news?

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 13:02:53 04/17/01

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On April 17, 2001 at 14:42:44, Chessfun wrote:

>On April 17, 2001 at 13:19:19, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>On April 17, 2001 at 09:09:09, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>
>>>On April 17, 2001 at 07:01:17, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>
>>>>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!
>>>
>>>Not in my opinion. I think the main body of customers here would prefer to see
>>>the current best program compete in the tournament, I would like to see a
>>>candidates tourny decide who plays. I will be very angry should it turn out that
>>>Shreddar be selected without having played against any sort of candidates match,
>>>even if it is only deeps Fritz, Junior.
>>>
>>>I have purchased most all of the chess programs, it is sort of a hobby to me. I
>>>am way to old to improve my chess (72), I just enjoy watching the lil buggers go
>>>at it. SSDF to me is the ultimate measure of comp chess playing strength. I
>>>trust them.
>>>Shreader is the only program I have not purchased and do not plan to purchase.
>>>Why ?. Because of the suspicious marketing driven behavior of avoiding to
>>>compete in the most important yardstick for measuring computer chess strength,
>>>the SSDF.
>>>
>>>I would be very comfortable should Shreader come out the winner of a candidates
>>>tournament and represent the digital lil buggers.
>>>That is my thought, only one voice, but it is mine
>>>
>>>Wayne
>>>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>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?
>>
>>We are the World Champion until the ICCA new tournament will be held and another
>>program win the title.
>>If we do not recognize such a title and event there is no reason to make such
>>event anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>>Sandro Necchi
>
>
>Yes the more exclaimation marks the better.
>That so clearly portrays your right? no?

Sarah,

the point is that they have not been able to bit us. All the rest are simply
excuses!!!

I put a lot of exclamation marks because you like them!

>
>Sarah.

Ciao
Sandro



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