Author: stuart taylor
Date: 02:51:33 12/22/02
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On December 21, 2002 at 14:46:59, Bob Durrett wrote: >On December 21, 2002 at 14:44:44, Arshad Syed wrote: > >>Can someone confirm this? I believe I read somewhere that the FIDE is going to >>make the match between the top chess program and the World Chess Champion an >>annual event. Going by the prize money involved recently, $1 mil. may soon >>become a standard feature. >> >>Regards, >>Arshad > >If my chess engine won, would I have to give Uri half of the prize money? > >Bob D. You would pay him according to the acceptable rate for a consultant.A modest consultant at first. If that includes a percentage, that should never exceed 1%. Well, even if we should say 5%, that wouldn't bring in huyge money either, unless it wins a large share in a $1000,000 prize, and even that isn't exactly like winning a lottery for the 5% of the consultant. S.Taylor > > > >> >>On December 21, 2002 at 12:49:34, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>I believe that I have ideas that can help your program to get to commercial >>>level or better than it in the next year. >>> >>>If you are interested in these ideas then you can send me an email and maybe we >>>can work together and earn money from the ideas. >>> >>>I know that there are a lot of programmers near crafty level that do not earn >>>money from their chess program so I believe that they cannot lose money from an >>>agreement that gives part of the money that they will earn from chess programs >>>to me because without me they are not going to earn money from their chess >>>program. >>> >>>If I get replies I will decide if there is a programmer that I can trust and if >>>the answer is positive then it is possible that we can sign a contract with a >>>lawyer before I tell him my ideas. >>> >>>This may be also relevant to programmers of commercial programs who want to >>>improve their program. >>> >>>Uri
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