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Subject: Re: King's performance in Leiden: one note

Author: Rex

Date: 07:00:44 05/19/03

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On May 19, 2003 at 09:14:59, Brian Thomas wrote:

>
>>There is HUGE amounts of stock in this tournament.  This was NOT some tourney
>>played on someones computer in their basement.  Leiden is a highly recognized
>>tournement and official one as that.  Just look at many commercial programs
>>advertising their WIN to this tourney in past years as advertisement for
>>themselves.
>
>I don't think anyone's debating the point that companies DO put so much stock in
>the tournament.  And I enjoyed watching it, but it was a short match.  People
>who run tournaments in their basement may have more valid results of engine
>playing strength.  By having equal hardware, longer time controls, equal books,
>etc., the playing field is more equal.  The fact that the King did so well being
>an underdog is impressive, but could it be sustained over dozens more games?

It probably could not sustain over a dozen more games but it did not matter in
this offical tourney now did it.



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