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Subject: Re: No Match

Author: Madhavan

Date: 23:57:51 07/18/05

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On July 18, 2005 at 21:35:55, Earl Fuller wrote:

>Well everyone, i did the best i could to get a rematch between Shredder and
>Hydra.
>I sent Stefan Meyer-Kahlen an email about such a rematch and he returned a reply
>saying "I would happily play such a match"___:)  However, i recieved the reply
>from Hydra, i don't know who, it wasn't signed, saying  "We are not interested
>in playing against computer programs anymore, because there is no one that can
>challenge Hydra",

They need to prove that their program is the world number 1.

WCCC?yes,thats it.
Wait and watch WCCC matches between Hydra,Shredder,Junior and Fritz.


____I even sent emails to IBM, trying to get a reply, but i
>never got one, also emails to the N.Y.Times, Boston Globe, Etc., thinking they
>would know someone high up at IBM and want them to answer the challenge from
>Hydra !__but i never recieved a reply.
>I still believe that Shredder is the strongest PC program today and the only one
>than can "challenge", Hydra, but the only way to make this happen would be for
>the chess community to flood Hydra with emails asking for the rematch, or for
>someone to put up some dollars,___I don't see that happening, so___
>Best regards,
>earl



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