Author: Duncan Stanley
Date: 13:36:36 04/22/01
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On April 22, 2001 at 16:18:00, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 22, 2001 at 15:46:43, Amir Ban wrote: > >>On April 22, 2001 at 12:26:25, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote: >> >>> >>>I have received from the ICCA President David Levy a copy of an open letter >>>concerning the Kramnik match. I agree with all the points of his proposal and I >>>agree to participate in a qualifying match for the right to play Kramnik >>>according to the terms of the ICCA. Below you will find a copy of this open >>>letter. >>> >>>Best regards >>> Stefan Meyer-Kahlen, author of Shredder >>> >> >>The question is: Why aren't you playing ? As David Levy has stated in his letter >>quite convincingly, all your problems that were posted here were solved, except >>for two (short notice and division of match prize). I will get to those issues >>later. >> >>He goes on, quite illogically, to propose something that you didn't even ask >>for. If this was an attempt at mediation, it was unique in proposing a solution >>that is more extreme than asked by one of the sides. Anyway I talked to Enrique >>and he says this is quite impractical now, as there are agreements already >>signed with Kramnik, contactual deadlines for starting, etc. >> >>Regarding match prize: I propose that David Levy will use his standing as ICCA >>president and his skills as negotiator to get us better terms. We did our part >>by saving you $5000 (unless you win), and by limiting the quite serious expenses >>that, if you read the original agreement carefully, the challenger was committed >>to (it has already been noted here that we are driven by greed!). >> >>Regarding short notice: It is short notice. All of us have to fall on existing >>proven versions. I have one. Frans has one. You have one. No one has time to >>finish developing anything. And after all, your claim for participation rests on >>a version from '99, or 2000 at the latest. >> >>As Enrique wrote here, you have been reinvited under the terms you wanted, till >>tomorrow, in which case the qualification will start Thursday. Quite feasible >>logistically, and if logistics is the problem, say so and maybe something can be >>arranged. >> >>Amir > > > >Really? > >I have been informed about the event only recently, I have asked for a small >delay and all I have got is a NO answer. > >If something is arranged for Stefan then I do not see why it would not be >arranged for me. > Because you are a newbie and you are not important. Because you didn't make a deal with the computer chess establishment to publish and control your program. You made a deal which meant that you were not fully and freely available to the sharks. Are you naive? Do you think they play fair? > > > Christophe
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