Author: Peter Berger
Date: 06:35:40 06/17/05
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On June 17, 2005 at 09:11:21, Christopher Conkie wrote: >>That is done for safety and not to "equalize" the competition (although it may >>have that effect). The WCCC is an "Open" tournament so you come with the best >>you can muster. > >Therefore money will win not the best engine. The results don't really confirm this suspicion IMHO. 1996 and 1997 the event was won by an amateur. 1999 an amateur tied for first rank. Last year an amateur finished 3rd in the main event, and one 2nd in the blitz event. The professionals have been more successful (this should come as no surprise), but money doesn't seem to be the main factor. Also the Open hardware aspect is not only about money (if at all, because I suspect that the huge systems are nearly always borrowed and sponsored) but also programming effort and competition. Not every strong program can take advantage of a parallel system e.g. YMMV Peter
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