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Subject: Re: T2002: Half-Time 50 rounds

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 01:04:40 02/06/02

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On February 06, 2002 at 03:33:11, Uri Blass wrote:

>On February 06, 2002 at 01:34:18, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>Results, games, comments, statitics and so on will follow this evening. The last
>>game between CT14-Shr6 ended sometime during the last night only.
>>
>>We shall go with this tournament to 100 rounds and have also decided to stay
>>with Fritz7002. Otherwise we should have started a new 50 round tournament using
>>Fritz7006. We do not think that there is much difference. In a normal tournament
>>it is also not possible to exchange Kasparov by Kramnik after a few rounds.
>>Kurt
>
>I prefer to see Fritz7006 playing but it is your decision.
>
>I do not think that replacing 7002 by 7006 is similiar to replacing kasparov by
>kramnik.
>
>The programmer of 7002 and 7006 is the same human.
>I see the tournament as a tournament between humans(the programmers) and I think
>that allowing upgrades should be done for all programs
>
>When humans do mistake they learn and you cannot prevent kasparov to use the
>knowldge that he learned.
>
>When you do not let Fritz7.006 to play you prevent the programmer to use
>knowledge that he learned.
>
>I think upgrades should be allowed not only for Fritz but also for the other
>programs.

And I prefer his original decision not to switch.
Just goes to show, you can't please everybody.
;-)



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