Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 22:43:25 03/30/02
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On March 31, 2002 at 00:04:10, Jerry Doby wrote: >How do we know that these side matches between humans and computers are honest? >If a match is not official with a company of repute will we add these matces to >chris carsons list? Does the body of CCC accept such matches? I say that I am a >troll to keep someoneelse from saying it, since everything i say is labeled a >troll, I thought i might save someone the trouble. You're asking permission?! Why are you asking this question? GM Gulko's games against Fritz, Shredder, HIARCS, and Junior were on the up and up, that's obvious with the T/C's and the score:) They were also casual, not serious games. Why would he throw games? There would be no money in that. Should they count on a list computers vs. humans? No, as the match was not serious, and was a promotion for Chessbase Products. All this match says is that top programmes on top hardware can give a 2600 player a real good fight, win lose or draw. Remember he's also 54 so it's even harder for Gulko then it would have been 20 or even 10 years ago. Chessbase would like you to buy these programmes believing you're purchasing GM's on a CD, regardless of hardware!:) It's marketing, nothing more, nothing less. Gulko gets paid for his advertising time (The Match), Chessbase sells more products, they make money and of course the programmers make money, that's what it was all about in the first place. Terry *Yawn*....It's boring explaining the obvious.
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