Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 15:42:20 06/14/04
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On June 14, 2004 at 13:26:48, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On June 14, 2004 at 09:20:35, Ingo Althofer wrote: > >>This is a (more detailed) repetition of the price >>announcement, made on April 5, 2004 in "Chess Thinkers >>Forum". >>Please, help to spread the announcement. >> >> >>***************************************** >>*** Palestine Chess Programmers Price *** >>***************************************** >>To motivate Palestine programmers, I set >>up a price (with three levels): >> >>(1) 1,000 Euro for the first Palestine chess >>programmer whose baby gets more than 2,200 >>rating points (equivalent to SSDF scaling). >> >>(2) 1,000 Euro for the first Palestine chess >>programmer whose baby beats an Israeli program >>in an ICGA world championship. >> >>(3) 1,000 Euro for the first Palestine chess >>programmer whose baby gets 50+ percent of the >>points in an ICGA world championship. >> >>Time limits: >>End of year 2007 for level (1), >>end of 2009 for level (2), >>end of 2011 for level (3). >> >> >>I feel that "proper" definition of "Palestine chess >>programmer" is not easy. Therefore, in the price I >>make the following artificial definition: >>"Applicants have to be Arabs, and they need to have >>permanent residence within 34° and 36° East, and >>within 28° and 34 ° North." >> >>Details on request from >>althofer "at" minet.uni-jena.de >> >>Legal measures are excluded. >>(In German: "Der Rechtsweg ist ausgeschlossen.") >> >> >>Ingo Althofer. >>*************************************************** >> >> >>--------------------- Comments --------------------------- >>(i) Leo Dijksman is willing to help with testing >>for the 2200 level. (So applicants do not need to >>have their programs in the SSDF list.) >> >>(ii) Amir Ban has written already in early April 2004: >>"... The day that Arabs decide to equal or better Israelis >>in competitive and intellectual achievements will also be >>the day the conflict ends." >>"...I'll double the price" >> >>(iii) Peter Berger has also offered help. >>--------------------------------------------------------- > > > >Since I see the Palestinians under enormous suppression of Israel I wonder why there is no engine from any Arab country. Is it because other Arab countries are also "under enormous suppression of Israel"? >and therefore >with a terrible economical disadvantage, in that context in culture and science >and therefore also computerchess, I want to support your idea with my personal >100 €! Good idea, Ingo! Respect.
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