Author: John Marountas
Date: 14:51:23 03/31/02
<B>THE DIGITAL CHESS NETWORK NEWSLETTER<BR>
March 31, 2002 - Issue #07 -<BR>
English Edition<BR></B>
By <I>John Marountas</I><BR>
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief<BR>
Digital Chess Network Newsletter<BR>
http://www.digichess.gr/<BR>
Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Marountas John<BR>
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About This Newsletter
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!!!! THIS NEWSLETTER IS FREE OF CHARGE !!!!<BR>
<P align="justify"> The Digital Chess Network Newsletter is published twice per
month.
Covers developments of chess engines and changes to the Digital
Chess Network web site ( http://www.digichess.gr/ ).</P>
Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Marountas John. All Rights Reserved.
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WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE
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+ <B>Editorial</B>.............................1<BR>
+ <B>What's new on Digital Chess Network</B>...2<BR>
o Addition at the "Com Vs Hum".......>><BR>
o Update of the Past Events Section..>><BR>
o Update of the History Section......>><BR>
+ <B>SSDF TOP Ratings Lists</B>................3<BR>
+ <B>Tournament news</B>.......................4<BR>
o 2nd Italian CC Championship........>><BR>
o GM Boris Gulko Vs Machines.........>><BR>
o FM Ballicora Vs GAVIOTA............>><BR>
o Amateur Vs Professionals...........>><BR>
o WB 90 30 Ladder....................>><BR>
o Swiss with 32 engines..............>><BR>
o 4 Levels Tourney...................>><BR>
o Italy vs. Germany..................>><BR>
o FSV Qualification 0102 Tournament..>><BR>
o Infinite Loop Long Series..........>><BR>
o Infinite Loop Rapid Series.........>><BR>
o Infinite Loop Blitz Series.........>><BR>
o 2nd Italian Engine Contest on FICS.>><BR>
o WBEC Ridderkerk....................>><BR>
o GS WinterRapid Tournament 2001.....>><BR>
+ <B>Winboarders Section</B>...................5<BR>
+ <B>Forums</B>................................6<BR>
+ <B>Utilities</B>.............................7<BR>
o Managers...........................>><BR>
o PGN/HTM............................>><BR>
+ <B>Star Game</B>.............................8<BR>
o Boris Gulko Vs Shredder(2002)......>><BR>
+ <B>Advertise</B>.............................9<BR>
o Digital Chess Banners Network......>><BR>
+ <B>Newsletter Useful Info</B>...............10<BR>
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-1- Editorial -1-
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Hello !
<P> The 7th issue has plenty of news and updates ! I don't know where to
start.</P>
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First of all, GM Gulko and FM Ballicora had their fight against the
machines.
GM Gulko ( american )tried his skills and experience against four of the top
chess
programs. His oponents were : Frtiz , Junior , Hiarcs and Shredder !
Unfortunately,
Mr Gulko could not repeat his success of previous events of the same
character.
He finally lost the match with a score 5-3.More details on the section
"Tournament news".
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FM Dr. Miguel A. Ballicora , the argentinian player, played in a similar
match but with
an awesome difference.He played against his own creation ! It is well known
that Dr.
Ballicora has developed the chess engine Gaviota. Gaviota although free is a
strong
engine rated between 2200-2250 ELO. The match consists of four games with
the time
control set to 30 minutes per game plus 5 seconds after each move.More
details on the
section "Tournament news".
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A similar event has been anounced by kasparovchess.com and chessbase.com.
GM Ilya Smirin (2702 ELO) will face the same programs as Boris Gulko did.
Lets see if can
do better this time . The event has been scheduled for 14 - 28 April 2002 .
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Two new programs appeared at the winboard world.CPP1 of Folkert van Heusden
(Holland)
and Hagrid of Friedel Klaus. Omid David (Israel) anounced his intentions to
develop
a chess engine , compatible with Winboard , for his thesis.
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I need partners to help me . If you have the time and the will I would
appreciate if you help me with any section of this news letter. Thanks
in advance !
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I would like to note you again that: This newsletter is FREE of charge !
Best Wishes ,<BR>
Editor in chief<BR><BR>
Marountas John
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