Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:01:20 12/14/03
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On December 14, 2003 at 07:24:45, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On December 13, 2003 at 23:27:30, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 13, 2003 at 19:25:06, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >> >>>On December 13, 2003 at 19:08:06, Matthew Hull wrote: >>> >>>>[snip] >>>>>> >>>>>>What "official title"? European World Computer Chess Champion? CCT-6 >>>>>>Computer Chess Champion? ACM International Computer Chess Champion? >>>>> >>>>>World Computer Chess Champion. >>>> >>>> >>>>Baloney. Nobody is going to recognize Shredder as WC >>> >>>Hmmm, more than 2000 websites who seem to care about the WCCC champion are >>>called "nobody" then? http://www.google.com/search?q=computer+chess++graz >>> >>>Let's replace the world "graz" in our search with the word "cct": >>>http://www.google.com/search?q=computer+chess+cct >>>463 results! >> >>OK. But the first WCCC was in 1974. The last in 2003. How many years >>have CCT events been played? 4 years you say? 4 years and almost 500 >>hits, vs 30 years and 2000? > >http://www.google.com/search?q=computer+chess+graz > ^^^^ > >1 year (only Graz) and 2000 pages. Think about it a bit before I point out your serious logical flaw in the above... > > > >>That's not a good picture. >> >>Second, did any of those hits take you to discussions about the debacle in >>Graz? Not the kind of publicity you really want. >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>>>becaue Shredder did not >>>>win the WC, because your precious in-person event was a complete bust, even >>>>though no one cheated (as far as we know). >>>> >>>>The "in-person" emphasis is manifestly a crock. What more evidence does one >>>>need? >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>The physical presence of the programmers (or operators) is inevitable for an >>>>>>>official event, especially one giving the title "World Computer Chess Champion" >>>>>>>to the winner. >>>> >>>> >>>>The title means nothing now. Too few participants and a bogus "winner".
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