Author: Mike S.
Date: 21:26:17 04/19/01
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On April 19, 2001 at 23:37:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 18, 2001 at 16:24:14, Mike S. wrote: > >>On April 18, 2001 at 13:35:44, Mogens Larsen wrote: >> >>>That is a very commendable attitude, but as a wildcard entry you didn't have >>>anything to lose. So the laissez-faire attitude is somewhat free IMO. >> >>(...) >>I think this kind of talk isn't necessary. >The term "wild card" is entirely appropriate. It means "someone made it to >the playoffs outside the normal methodology". (...) >This is a sort of dethroning through the back door... Is it normal methodology, to "retroactively" declare London 2000, or Paderborn 1999, having been a qualifying for a Kramnik match? AFAIK Braingames isn't related to the ICCA (to FIDE neither). If Deep Shredder plays the BGN qualifying and does not win (I would expect a very narrow outcome in each case), Shredder keeps the WCCC title IMO. As you may have guessed, I'm not so much into titles (anymore)... It's the men, the programs and the games that are important; BGN seemingly need to call it World Championship to attract non-chess media. Which would be good for computer chess in general I think, to refresh the memory of a larger public, that computer chess is played at master level. They are not aiming for in-depth experts and enthusiasts only, but for the whole world as an audience; that's part of what I meant by "dimension". And I appreciate that. Regards, M.Scheidl
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