Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 16:09:12 08/28/01
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On August 28, 2001 at 13:41:29, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>My program (Ferret) isn't professional, nor is Crafty. My program may be >>professional at some point. I doubt that Crafty will be. > >Crafty is a professional because Robert is of the opinion it is. > >Someone alerted me on CSS that you were of the same opinion, but >if that is incorrect, then you are the 2001 Amateur World Champion. > >>Also, IsiChess has been sold. I know this to be true because I bought it. > >Then it falls under the pro's. Gromit is the amateur champion. I'm not interested in trying to define my way into a title this way, anymore than I'd be interested in trying to define my way into a title via TPR, assuming I'd had a better tournament and could make a "claim" on that basis. At the start of the tournament, the rules are made. We play, and the winner is the winner according to the rules. The professional/amateur distinction is always a little strange, but the ICCA defined the categories and there is no way that people arguing in a discussion group are going to change things after the tournament. Except for a few details I agreed with the categorization of the programs. bruce > >-- >GCP
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