Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 04:19:03 04/21/01
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On April 20, 2001 at 07:15:16, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 20, 2001 at 06:28:39, Mogens Larsen wrote: > >>On April 20, 2001 at 01:15:22, Chessfun wrote: >> >>>You don't agree what? that anyone is entitled to a point of view? >> >>This isn't a question of point of view considering the label applied to the >>match. If it was a challenge by ChessBase (like Deep Blue) or random event then >>there's room for points of view. Not here. >> >>>He can ask for any program he chooses. I dare say the same for any human >>>in the top 50 or so. >> >>The problem is that Kramnik isn't asking. The owner of Kramnik's title is >>asking, which is a difference. > >Kramnik has the final word. OK, he can accept or not accept a match proposal. >Kramnik could say that he agrees only to play only against the world computer >champion Shredder and he does not agree to play against a champion when the >competition is not open for all programs. Yes. > >Kramnik could say that he agrees to play against a world computer champion only >if there is open competition when everyone is invited. Yes. > >I think that kramnik is one of the people who is responsible for the joke of a >match between Junior and Fritz without giving opportunities to other programs >like ferret that was not invited and other parallel programs. Of course he his. > >The claim was that they are not strong enough but you cannot decide if programs >are not strong enough without testing them. Ok, but now I can claim that he was/is afraid to face Deep Shredder under fair condition as we proposed. He can show the opposite if he can. Since he refused, he cannot! > >You cannot put all the blame on the BGN >Kramnik should refuse to something that is not fair. I agree. > >Uri Sandro
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