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Subject: Re: BELCT - PDA Tournament??

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:29:50 10/06/01

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On October 06, 2001 at 04:20:03, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On October 05, 2001 at 15:39:13, Steve Maughan wrote:
>
>>Ian,
>>
>>>Note the absence of ChessGenius, which is available for both Palm and PocketPC.
>
>>Yes it would have been nice to see Genius included on both platforms as they are
>>completely different engines.
>
>he did not want to participate. he said he had no time to prepare for the event.
>i wanted to respect his wishes , because i know him in person, and therefore i
>accepted that he is not playing.
>
>
>>>The PDA tournament is a joke: of course PocketFritz is going to win (at least,
>>>assuming they use a 200 MHz StrongARM PocketPC), and both Pocket and Purple
>>>Chess are amateur compared to Tiger.
>
>the joke will maybe change when more people write programs for these machines,
>or when the machines get stronger and cheaper.
>its a pretty nice thing to have a chess computer always with you, no matter
>where you are.
>also for the first time after years, to have a machine that does not need to
>boot. that has no microsoft OS. thats a completely new nice feeling.
>to get rid of bill gates makes you another person.
>
>
>>Purple Chess is really Oxford-Softwork aka Chris Whittington and is also
>>available for the PocketPC.
>
>chris whittington has succesfully sold his company to purple.
>
>
>>>This section, and the "playoff" with the
>>>BELCT winner, is merely a publicity stunt for Pocket Fritz and PalmTiger.
>
>and ?
>whats the problem. i find it funny to let the big one fight the smaller one.
>
>
>>Yes - Purple Chess on the Palm as opposed to an iPAQ and the lack of Genius
>>would seem to devalue the tournament - however it's the first PDA tournament I
>>know of and in that sense it's interesting.
>
>right. the games will be on the server today.
>
>see
>
>http://www.vrichey.de/berlin2001/
>http://www.rebel.nl/lasker.htm
>
>>>What *would* be nice?  A dedicated computer section, also open to PDA's.  I
>>>haven't seen enough matchups between the strongest dedicated computers (which
>>>haven't developed much since the advent of the cheap PC & chess program combo)
>>>and the new crop of PDA programs.  With faster processors, modern programs, and
>>>enough memory for hash tables; I would expect the PDA's to win.
>
>i have done this.
>
>vancouver 68020 with 1024KB RAM (champion from 1991) has IMO no chance against
>gambit-tiger
>on my palm when i play 40/120 games.

I do not understand why do you say that vancouver 68020 has no chance against
plam tiger when you play 40/120

Based on your pgn vancouver beated palm tiger 3-1
see http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?192086

Uri



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