Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 23:58:35 11/27/03
Go up one level in this thread
On November 27, 2003 at 23:39:15, Will Singleton wrote: >I don't quite understand all the hysteria here. It was a very simple decision. >The author failed to comply with one of the rules, and was disqualified. The question is whether a pure claim by any of the participants suffices to demand code inspection of another competitor's engine. IMHO, this should not be the case. I think that there should be some evidence to support the claim. Unfortunately, the corresponding kind of evidende for this case has been a secret so far. Uli > >If it had been my call, I would not have mentioned anything concerning Crafty or >any of the allegations. I would simply have said that the author had not >complied with a request of the organizer, and was disqualified. End of story. > >Note that I have no idea or opinion concerning the clone issue. I would point >out, however, that the author's failure to comply with the rules indicates guilt >of some sort. Could be something unrelated to cloning, we just don't know. The >point is, one cannot enter a tournament, agree to the rules, and then break the >rules without sanction. > >I applaud the decision by Mr. Levy and the board. Very courageous and >responsible. They obviously care about their tournament and their organization. > >Will Singleton
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.