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Subject: Re: The First Official World Chess Championship.. No it is not

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 05:52:44 08/11/03

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On August 11, 2003 at 05:40:32, Gerd Isenberg wrote:

>On August 11, 2003 at 05:14:20, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 11, 2003 at 03:48:29, Gerd Isenberg wrote:
>>
>>>The First Official World Chess Championship
>>>MAN vs MACHINE to be played in total virtual reality
>>>
>>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1119
>>>
>>>From November 11 to November 18, 2003
>>>only a few days before the Graz ICGA WCCC
>>>November 22nd - 30th, 2003
>>>
>>>Ok, fritz is one of the strongest programs without any doubt.
>>>But what does it qualify for the match?
>>
>>Same for kasparov.
>>
>>It is not official world championship.
>>I find your title misleading so I changed it.
>>
>>I do not expect to get correct information in the chessbase site but I expected
>>you to give title that is not misleading.
>
>Hi Uri,
>
>sorry, i just quoted it from the chessbase site, to cause a stir,
>maybe better to use quotation marks.
>
>I do expect to get correct information in the chessbase site:
>
>"
>It's official – Garry Kasparov vs X3D Fritz
>
>X3D Technologies presents
>Garry Kasparov vs X3D Fritz
>
>The First Official World Chess Championship
>MAN vs MACHINE to be played in total virtual reality
>
>...
>
>The match has been sanctioned by the International Computer Games Association
>(ICGA) as the First Official World Chess Championship Man vs Machine played in
>total virtual reality.
>"
>
>Gerd

The ICGA would have been more correct to call this match
as the First Official World Chess Man vs Machine played in
total virtual reality.

Without the word "Championship"

Pichard




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