Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:04:09 03/18/99
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On March 17, 1999 at 15:54:10, Matt Frank wrote:
>Well I have been given permission to announce that Grand Master Alex Yermolinsky
>will play a match of six games in early June against Hiarcs 7 running on my PPC
>G3 233 MHZ computer. The match will be 6 games played at tournament/match level
>conditions (i.e., 40/2 60/game) and will played sometime between June 2-10 of
>this year. Sorry about the delay in announcing this match. Final details have
>not been formalized, yet Mr. Yermolinsky and I have shown an eagerness to
>conduct the match pending final logistical arrangements. Financial details will
>not be revealed unless Mr. Yermolinsky agrees to that information being
>provided.
>
>I am excited about this opportunity to gather data on the level of chess playing
>computers vs. strong GMs.
>
>Sincerely,
>Matt Frank
Of course this is very exciting and allow me to join the chorus of
congratulations. One question though, if it isn't indiscrete. I have no idea how
strong Hiarcs runs on a PPC as opposed to an Intel. What sort of NPS do you get
on the average?
Albert Silver
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