Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 16:15:00 12/13/03
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On December 13, 2003 at 19:02:23, Sune Fischer wrote: >On December 13, 2003 at 18:29:42, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>On December 13, 2003 at 18:12:17, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>On December 13, 2003 at 05:31:25, Amir Ban wrote: >>> >>>>Well, if without Chessbase engines you'll have a better event and make progress, >>>>I won't stand in your way. >>> >>>Your statement sounds like the people who tried to hold on to DOS too long when >>>Windows (and other multitasking operating systems) were clearly the future. >>>"Well, if without real mode you'll have better programs and make progress, I >>>won't stand in your way." You don't hear too many of those people these days. Is >>>Ed Schröder the only one left? :) Clearly, multiuser and multitasking operating >>>systems are progress over DOS. >>> >>>45 participants is a heck of a lot more than 14. If there are 40 participants >>>instead, that's still a heck of a lot more than 14, with plenty of strong >>>competition. If we had this kind of participation along with the Chessbase >>>engines, that would be great, but I'll take 40+ participants with no Chessbase >>>participants over 14 including Chessbase participants. >> >>What was the average rating in Graz? What is the average rating in CCT? > >By this logic the tournament would have been even better with only Shredder, >Junior and Fritz. >The others just dragged down the rating, obviously. OK, let me put it this way: how many top programs participated in Graz? How many will participate in CCT? Having a chess championship without Junior/Fritz/Shredder is like having a football worldcup without Brazil, Italy, Germany, England... (and if like CCT you don't have any "drug tests", then Argentina will easily win, thanks to Maradona :) > >>If quantity is the only important factor for you, then you can take 100 free >>winboard engines, run a tournament on your computer, and crown the winner with >>the world champion title. > >Quantity is important, quantity means support, interest and recognition. > >Where was Tiger, where was Rebel, Ruffian, SmarThink, Crafty, Yace... in your >little shootout? Had they thought they had any chance to win the championship, they would have shown up. > >Could it be they didn't find it worth the trouble, or were they just too busy >preparing for CCT6? > >-S.
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