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Subject: Re: Just a laymans point of view - Don't hurt me now

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 16:24:49 06/21/04

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On June 21, 2004 at 17:07:20, Alan Grotier wrote:

>
> Chess Tournaments.
>
> If I were the author of a chess program I would want the very best hardware
> to run my program when competeing against others.
>
> But I am not author of any chess program.My only interest is to know which
> program is the best.And this is not evident since chess programs when playing
> against the competition do not necessarally use equal hardware.
>
>
> A simple question.Why is it not oblgatory that chess tournaments require
> participants to operate using the same hardware.
>
> I have don'd my flack jacket and run for cover...........Alan

Alan,

No need for the flak jacket.  I actually understand the question - all thing
being equal (hardware) which one is best.  The counterpoint is - all things are
not equal ,in fact most competions where equipment is a major instrument of
battle - (car racing, yacht racing etc) it is part of the competition what you
hardware you choose and in chess, how you design the software to maximize the
hardware available.  You suggestion is the uniform platform championships that
they used to do.

-- there that didn't hurt to much did it?

Mike



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