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Subject: Re: CCT4

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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