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Subject: Re: Hiarcs' GM norm? NO!

Author: Dadi Jonsson

Date: 12:28:45 08/01/02

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On August 01, 2002 at 11:47:35, GuyHaworth wrote:

>Did Hiarcs do enough to earn a GM norm, had it been carbon rather than silicon?
>
>Does FIDE acknowledge such achievements, or not?
>
>How can Hiarcs (or any engine) accumulate norms over time ... by proving that it
>is the same program that accumulated the previous norms ... given that ...
>
>Hardware/software combinations have a habit of evolving and might ... to quote a
>phrase ... go down as well as up.
>
>g

There is a lot of nonsense being said about norms, titles and chess programs.
Last year and this year I made a comment regarding the tournament in Argentina.
Below is a link to my most recent message regarding this discussion. So far
noone has responded to my messages, and the myths are slowly turning into
historical "facts", it seems. :)

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?243271



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