Author: Tony Nichols
Date: 08:41:52 03/01/06
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On March 01, 2006 at 09:53:23, Uri Blass wrote: >On March 01, 2006 at 09:11:59, Tony Nichols wrote: > >>On March 01, 2006 at 09:09:58, David Dahlem wrote: >> >>>On March 01, 2006 at 08:47:34, Sune Larsson wrote: >>> >>>>On March 01, 2006 at 08:20:05, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 01, 2006 at 07:34:19, Pablo Ignacio Restrepo wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Challenger. Pablo Ignacio Restrepo is making now this challenger: >>>>>> >>>>>>"CHALLENGER TO TOP ENGINES: IN NEXT 10 YEARS WILL BE LOOSING OR MAKING DRAWS, >>>>>>MANY TOP ENGINES, PLAYING AGAINST AMATEURS AND STRONG CHESS PLAYERS." >>>>>> >>>>>>Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>>Pablo Ignacio Restrepo >>>>>>Tittle: Amateur >>>>> >>>>> I don't understand what you mean with this posting. >>>>> Best regards >>>>> Kurt >>>> >>>> >>>> Maybe his post is some sort of prediction for the coming match between >>>> Kramnik and Fritz?! >>>> >>>> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2947 >>>> >>>> /S >>> >>>"One Million US Dollars for a win against the world's strongest chess program" >>> >>>LOL ... what propoganda! :-) >>> >>>Regards >>>Dave >> >> >>Hello Dave, >> >> I think more important is the fact, Kramnik will get $500,000 just to play. If >>he had not drawn Deep Fritz in 2002, I think someone else would have got this >>match. >>Regards >>Tony > >Do you suggest that kramnik earn money from not winning Deep Fritz in 2002. > >Kramnik was very close to winning but started to play like a patzer and lost >because of mistakes that even I expect myself to avoid in most games(one ply >mistake and resigning in practically drawn position because fritz could not win >it). > >Did chessbase promise kramnik another match if he does not win the match in >2002? > >I think that humans who only draw should not get another match unless all the >players with higher rating get another match and lose it. > >Uri Hello Uri, It is a fact that Kramnik earned money for the match in 2002. It is also a fact that he did not win. So the answer to your question is yes. I do not think Chessbase promised Kramnik anything but a check. I think that if Kramnik had won the match in 2002, Chessbase would not be so interested in a rematch. A draw is a mutually satisfying result. Kramnik gets $500,000 and Chessbase gets to say that the World Champion could not beat their program in a match! It must be understood that these matches are not designed to determine who is the strongest player. They are a way to advertise products. Of course, Kramnik has at least 500,000 reasons to win the match and Chessbase would do well to win also. If I remember correctly, In 2002 they played 8 games. Now, Only 6. This definitely favors Kramnik. If they had played only 6 games in 2002 he would have won. I think the reason Kramnik gets the match is because he is marketable. This is not a democratic process. The average public does not care if GM so and so plays against a computer, but if the World Champion plays against the computer, it is something else. Regards Tony
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