Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 11:32:31 04/22/99
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On April 22, 1999 at 13:15:58, Chris Carson wrote: >I understand that most GM events ban program/computer >participation. I wonder why. My opinion is that that >the program/computer should be allowed to compete, >perhaps only people get the prize money, but it would >be interesting to see how the computer faired in GM >events (programs compete, but not included in ranking >for prize money). > >There will be a day when programs are like cars and >a person competing against a computer (car) would not >be interesting, but today it is still close (at least >at the top) and interesting. I think more interest and >sponsors would be involved if programs could compete >in a GM event. This would also allow the GM's to get >paid (normal tournament prizes) for competing. > This is the problem. Professional chess players will not want normal tournament prizes if a computer is playing (even if it can not get the cash prize). They will want a lot more than "normal". >This use to be common back in the 80's, but now that >the programs are strong, the programs can no longer >compete. Why? > >Opinions? > >Any ideas on how to change this? > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson
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