Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 16:43:06 12/13/03
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On December 13, 2003 at 19:15:00, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >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. > I don't know about the others, but I feel comfortable speaking on behalf of Bob that this definitely wasn't the reason for Crafty not entering. With Dr. Hyatt properly motivated, Crafty has the chance to win any event, which I think he has proven over the years. -elc.
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