Author: George Speight
Date: 14:29:37 08/15/05
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On August 15, 2005 at 17:20:10, George Speight wrote: >The WCCC that is going on as we speak is strange to say the least. I wonder if >this is the official computer world championship they have each year. Fritz is >strangely absent, and im sure its not because of any fear one way or the other. >Maybe they didnt like the pairing system being used any more than u guys do. >Obviously Fritz knows in along match it cannot beat Shredder, but in short >tournaments like this the weaker programs have a better chance. I mean, who in >this tournament is going to have a chance if they had to play Shredder or Junior >a best of 24 match. But all this is neither here nor there- thing like this >could be argued until we are all 90 and senile. The strangest thing about this >tournament is there has been no mention whatsoever of it on the chessbase >website front page. I have looked every day-nothing. Last year it was the main >topic each and every day. This year, except for a few words i read about a month >ago, its like they are not even acknowledging that it is taking place. You would >think they would be giving day by day or round by round results. Nothing! It's >like they are not even interested. It makes me wonder if they are po'd because >the 2 freeware programs are in there, and what are they going to say if one of >them win against the supposed monster they charge $40 or $50 for. I have >nothing ag. chessbase- i own most of their commercial programs. But their >silence of this tournament is strange to say the least. Regards, George Personally, im more excited to look at the results Graham Banks posts from his tournament than i am the WCCC results, but that's just me and one opinion of many. George
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