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Subject: Re: Why are programs not included in GM events

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 11:45:04 04/23/99

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On April 23, 1999 at 04:21:17, blass uri wrote:

>
>On April 23, 1999 at 03:41:39, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On April 23, 1999 at 01:53:33, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>Did you try to organize a tournament when computers are allowed to play and the
>>>prizes for humans are the same?
>>>
>>>I believe that proffesional players will play in this tournament.
>>>I believe that they most of them are interested in making money and not in
>>>avoiding to play against computers
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Maybe, but it is easier for them to make money when not playing computers...
>
>I assumed that the prizes for humans are the same(It mean that even if computers
>win all games then the humans will get the same money ).
>
>Uri

Yes Uri, but even though computers pay an entry fee and are not allowed to share
in the prize money they affect who wins the money !  Some people do not want to
play a computer if $2000  is riding on the game.  It still affects their
score/final standing in the tournament.  Which means computers have an effect on
who gets the money even if the computers don't.  It still comes down to money.
Many players when they have a choice of tournaments will avoid the tournaments
with computers.
Jim Walker



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