Author: pavel
Date: 13:40:28 01/15/02
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On January 15, 2002 at 16:33:18, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >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 Isn't that the organizer's duty to make sure that this doesn't happen? if the organizer allows such things, i don't see why you or even Bob won't want to have several versions of your engine? It's not like he said, "hey, I have 2 differant programs here." it's rather, "I have 2 differant versions here." And if the organizer does'nt have a problem with that, there is little one can do, since they are the one who makes up the rules. regards, pavs.
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