Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 13:33:18 01/15/02
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On January 15, 2002 at 15:34:19, Mogens Larsen wrote: >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. > >That was never the intention as far as I can tell. Especially since it's >specifically stated by the author that only one engine was given the permission >to participate. The one programmer, one entrant clause was specified from the >beginning, so nothing new there. > >However, the participation by authorization of the programmer was a potential >source of error, ie. claims by an operator that he/she had received permission >to operate engine X. If all claims aren't checked and the engine author isn't >checking the list of participants an unauthorized engine might sneak in. Both >possibilities are probable if the organizers are sufficiently busy. > >The chances of Michael Borgstädt trying to participate with two engines or >giving two permissions are zero IMHO. zero, I don't think so ? Remember wmccc 1996 in Jakarta, 2 goliaths had been entered (in fact the entry names had been different). Next year in Paris, 2 versions of Goliath had been announced too; but 1 entry had been withdrawn after some protests in internet fora. Ask Thorsten Czub; IIRC he was one of the guys opposing vehemently. Uli > >Regards, >Mogens
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