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Subject: Re: CCT4

Author: Peter Berger

Date: 13:28:01 01/15/02

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On January 15, 2002 at 15:19:38, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On January 15, 2002 at 15:11:26, Volker Richey wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Michael Borgstaedt told me:
>>
>>Goliath Light 1.5 was based on a 3rd generation engine.
>>(engine v3.x, you will find it in Little Goliath 2000 v3.0 and 3.5
>>also in the ChessBase-Natives Goliath Light 1.0 und 1.5).
>>
>>The next generation was the engine v4.0. The commercial engine
>>was included in the software "Goliath Blitz".
>>
>>Goliath Blitz is stronger as Goliath Light 1.5.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>
>>The Goliath Light had no permission to start.
>>
>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>
>>Goliath Blitz will play the CCT4.
>>
>>volker
>
>I don't agree that engines that have "little" in common should be considered
>unique entries if they are written by the same people or members of the same
>team.
>
>For example, Fritz is rewritten by Frans Morsch each time he makes a new
>version.  One may assume that if he is rewriting it, he's changing approximately
>everything.  It would not be appropriate to allow each of these to play as a
>unique entry.
>
>One programmer, one entrant.  And if there are two or more people on the team,
>that counts as one programmer.
>
>My humble opinion.
>
>bruce

This is probably a language issue. As a German I can't think of any clearer way
to put it than Michael did.

1.) He stated that one of the entries wasn't done by him or with his permission
! The way this fact was highlighted is extremely graphical for a German mind :).

2.) He explained what the two versions of his program are about as a sidenode.



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