Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:04:44 04/20/01
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On April 20, 2001 at 00:26:17, Mike S. wrote: >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. No more than it is normal to refer to player X as world champion six months after he won the last WC tournament. It isn't "retroactively" done at all. Shredder _is_ the current World Computer Chess Champion _and_ the current World MicroComputer Chess Champion. Because it won both of those titles in head-to-head play with other programs at an ICCA _sanctioned_ event. > >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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