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Subject: Re: Where can I find what Hardware will be used against GM Gulko?

Author: Sune Larsson

Date: 22:45:18 03/09/02

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On March 09, 2002 at 21:26:52, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On March 09, 2002 at 20:45:02, Jerry Buetler wrote:
>
>>On March 09, 2002 at 17:23:52, Shay Bushinsky wrote:
>>
>>>The hardware is not finalized yet - probably dual 1 GHz or faster.
>>>We will post it during the next week.
>>>
>>>-- Shay (The Deep Junior Team)
>>
>>
>> this is why this match is a joke, Gulko could not beat that hardware at 40/2 no
>>less 60 10!
>
>In reality a Dual 1 GHz is NOT faster than the AMD XP 1900+ used in the Rebel
>Century 4 Vs Van Wely. But you are right the Time Control does favor the
>programs better than at 40/2. The best thing that Chessbase or the Deep Junior
>team can do is to offer GM Gulko to play at 40/2 instead.


 This is a marketing propaganda match. The issue is to sell more copies
 of chess programs - nothing else. Nobody in ChessBase wants to see Gulko
 win this match. How would it look?! "Our top programs faced experienced
 GM Gulko in 8 games and lost 2-6. Go buy your copy before it's too late."

 Sune

>
>Pichard



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