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Subject: Re: Open Dutch (10) Xinix beats Ruffian!!

Author: Richard Pijl

Date: 10:04:37 10/26/03

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>I do not think that gnu is an interesting opponent and I guess that strong
>programs like smarthink can get more than 50% against gnu even with hardware
>handicap of 10:1 when the time control is G/90 and gnu get the best hardware
>that it can use.

Would you have liked it if Movei was chosen to be the additional program,
running on inferior hardware?

Would you think other programmers (of Aristarch, SmarThink etc) would have liked
that?

Why do you mind that Gnuchess was entered instead of letting the programmers
having a bye. At least some of the participants had to sweat a little to beat
this program.

Point is: The choice is between entering a weak program and having a bye. As a
participant I rather play a weak program, than getting a bye. Any (non
participant) complaining about that should register himself to make the number
of participants even instead.

Richard.



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