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Subject: Re: P.S.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:00:05 09/28/03

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On September 28, 2003 at 11:38:30, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On September 28, 2003 at 11:31:12, Kolss wrote:
>
>>By the way, do you happen to know if Deep Sjeng is going to participate in the
>>WCCC?
>
>'I am going to try.'
>
>The problem is that currently the WCCC seems more like a joke than
>anything else. The ICGA sold out and fucked the programmers up the ass.
>
>I hate this, but I still like to play chess. So yes, I'll try to
>be there, but I'm sure I'll enoy the Dutch Open better.
>
>Very nice to be finally able to get someone to sponsor a computer
>and then have to explain why Fritz is playing Kasparov for the World
>Championship title a week ealier.

Fritz is not playing kasparov for the world championship.

The ICGA has no right to decide that Fritz is playing for the world championship
when Fritz is not the world champion and the same for chessbase.

It is only another human-machine match like matches of hiarcs or Rebel against
humans.

 Yes, thank you very much ICGA, you
>are so good for the promotion of the game!
>
>What's the motivation to be there, really? Well, I've never been to
>Austria before. I can't really think of a better reason right now.
>
>--
>GCP

I guess that if you can win the tournament then it can help you to sell more
sjengs.

Uri



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