Author: Uri Blass
Date: 00:39:34 04/30/01
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On April 30, 2001 at 03:25:01, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On April 30, 2001 at 02:55:13, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>The same applies for Nimzo, Hiarcs, Gandalf... Did Enrique ask them if they had >>a SMP version that could compete? >> >>I know the answer because Enrique told me in email. >> >>HE DID NOT ASK THEM EITHER. >> >>What other evidence do you need that the selection process has been arbitrary? > >I have an SMP program that has competed publicly and finished 2nd in the last >open hardware world championship, and they haven't even acknowledged my >existence as an author of something even vaguely worthy to play in this. So >you've been treated better than I have. They knew all about me and chose to >treat me as if I do not exist. > >It's water under the bridge though. They've insulted more or less everyone with >this selection process, it seems clear that they are set on doing it how they >want to do it, they got the result they wanted, and nothing is going to change. > >The biggest insult is to Stefan, who can't get any respect no matter how many >times he wins the WMCCC and WCCC. Stefan got something for winning WMCCC and WCCC. I believe that he sold more copies of his program thank to winning these copmpetition. I do not see it as a clear thing that Shredder is the program that should be invited to a match against kramnik because there was no agreement before WCCC that the winner of the competition is going to be invited to play a match against kramnik. Uri
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