Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 09:08:28 04/30/01
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On April 30, 2001 at 11:23:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 30, 2001 at 05:07:46, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On April 30, 2001 at 03:39:34, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>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 >> >> >>Come on, at fisrt the match was presented as WC vs WC. Later it was changed >>to best computer vs Kramnik and now even this info is also removed from the >>BGN page. >> >>Ed > > >It has been a debacle from day 1. This is often what happens when such "ideas" >are created in a back-room somewhere without any public discussion until _after_ >all the details are firmed up. I don't think you understand. BGN was the successful organizer of Kasparov- Kramnik. BGN will be as successful with this match. Our opinions here in CCC do not count, are meaningless. Ed
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