Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 17:09:01 04/22/01
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On April 22, 2001 at 19:37:18, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >Dear Mr Levy, > >Many thanks for your "open letter" in which you make a number of >constructive suggestions with regard to the organization of the Qualifier >for the Braingames Man vs. Machine event to be held in Bahrain later this >year. > >You have suggested that there should be an additional match, sanctioned by >the ICCA and called the "World Matchplay Computer Chess Championship", in >which the current ICCA world champion Shredder will play the winner of the >BGN qualifier in Cadaqués. The winner of the Matchplay tournament would >then go on to play against the BGN world champion Vladimir Kramnik in >Bahrain. > >I would personally greet a Matchplay Championship on the lines you have >described. For this reason I have passed on your proposals to the >organizers and confirmed to them that I would be willing and able to >conduct the event. > >As you know I am the executive tournament director of the qualifier that >has been announced by Braingames Network and their sponsors. The decision >on the required modification is theirs, and I would request you to contact >the person in charge, GM Raymond Keene, who I am sure will consider your >proposals with utmost sincerity. You can reach Mr Keene at > >86 Clapham Northside Common >London SW4 >United Kingdom >Tel: 0044-207-228 7009 >E-mail: rdkobe@aol.com > >In the meantime I will start the qualifier as planned on Tuesday, April 24. >This is necessary since trilateral contracts have been signed. As soon as >an agreement between the ICCA and Braingames is reached we will be able to >decide how to proceed. > >Sincerely >Enrique Irazoqui Will you please answer my question about exactly what arrangement was offered to IBM? Were they offered a spot for their beast, or were they offered a spot in a uniform-platform tournament? Thank you, bruce
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