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Subject: Re: First People vs Computers World Chess Team Championship

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 12:56:14 08/29/04

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On August 29, 2004 at 14:53:06, Gerd Isenberg wrote:

>On August 29, 2004 at 11:02:50, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On August 29, 2004 at 10:48:53, Pierre Bourget wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.ajedrezbilbao.com/FestivalEN.htm
>>>
>>>http://www.hydrachess.com/main.cfm?file=cfm/news_show.cfm&id=108
>>
>>Not only is the name "World Championship" completely ludicrous, it
>>can't possibly be the first either. The AEGON tournament existed
>>over 10 years ago...
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>not exactly.
>AEGON tornaments never were team world championships.

Why? Because back then people were sane and didnt call it
a championship?

>
>"I People vs Computers World Chess Team Championship"
>in Bilbao is sanctioned by the ICGA,

$$$

>the word "Team" was explicitly requested by
>David Levy. Chrilly's note in CSSF "that according to Frederic F., Shredder is
>not experiencend enough against humans" is also quite interesting.

$$$

--
GCP



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