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Subject: Re: Point of WCCC99

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 22:37:35 06/15/99

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On June 16, 1999 at 00:06:14, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>After seeing the current results, and when comparing them to say the SSDF. Can
>someone tell me other than getting a group of guys together and playing chess
>with computers, what really the winner of this tourny will get out of it other
>than a title.
>
>Nothing against Shredder for example, (I have Shredder2), but if it wins, I
>would not think that it is better than the rest and would feel a little let down
>if it did win, cause really I do not think it deserves to be caused world
>champion.

Shredder won the WMCCC in 1997.  Did it not deserve to be called the World
Microcomputer Chess Champion then either?

>Just my opinion, what do other thinks about this. I am not picking on any one
>program, as it is early, and I have nothing against the programs or people. But
>with so few games I wonder what really the point of playing is, apart from fun.
>and to let the people with multi processor compute come out and have some fun.

Dave



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