Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 15:04:04 05/03/01
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On May 03, 2001 at 17:04:05, Larry Proffer wrote: > > >Given the inconsistencies in the Ed Schroder - Christophe Theron position vis a >vis Rebel and Tiger position, participation, withdrawal or whatever in the BGN >qualifier, it is not possible to rely, in my opinion, on the statement of Ed >Schroder that he did not pursue his entry of Rebel into the qualifier in order >to allow him to concentrate on the Tiger entry. On April 20 I was told a 4th participant was out of the question because of time reasons. There was a dead line the Qualifier should end. So I gave up on Rebel in favor of Tiger. The choice to favor Tiger was easy because I consider Tiger clearly stronger than Rebel in comp-comp. Furthermore the SMP Rebel has no autoplayer function (which was a demand) as it runs in a simple text based interface (no graphics). Ed >Therefore relying on the Ed Schroder - Rebel statement to query the press report >"with many of the leading programs, such as Shredder and Rebel, refusing to >play" is not justifiable. > >It is perfectly possible that Rebel 'refused' to play and that the press report >is accurate. There is a thin line between not pursueing an entry and pulling it >out as a withdrawal. I did not refuse to play. The situation was hectic and asked for fast decisions and I did not want to create new obstacles. Ed >The situation, as with the other events, is exceptionally unclear. > > > > >On May 03, 2001 at 03:48:39, Larry Proffer wrote: > >> >>In today's UK Telegraph, presumably reproducing verbatim from somebody's press >>release, it states: >> >>1. Sponsorship is Dollars 2 million US. Dollars 0.8mn US to Kramnik if he wins, >>0.6mn US if he loses. >> >>2. That Deep Blue 'flummoxed' Kasparov in 1997 by comfronting him with a >>different progam mid-match. >> >>3. That Kramnik can study the program for a 'few months' in advance, but not its >>opening book. >> >>4. Junior-Fritz contest was organised by 'leading computer chess expert' >>professor Enrique Irazoqui at Cadaques in Spain. >> >>5. There was controversy in computer world because only two programs took part. >> >>6. Many of the leading programs, such as Shredder and Rebel, refused to play. >> >>7. In the second half of the Frizt-Junior match, deep Fritz 'changed its >>openings' and headed for quiet positions in which it proved superior. >> >> >>I'll quote directly the 'refuse to play' bit: >> >>"Deep Fritz qualified to play Kramnik by defeating its rival Deep Junior in a >>contest organised by leading computer chess expert Professor Enrique Irazoqui at >>Cadaques in Spain. There was much controversy in the computer chess world >>because only two programs took part, with many of the leading programs, such as >>Shredder and Rebel, refusing to play". >> >>This was the only comment on the 2-play thing.
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