Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:32:25 06/17/99
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On June 17, 1999 at 13:30:43, Steven Schwartz wrote: >On June 17, 1999 at 13:01:23, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On June 17, 1999 at 11:52:46, Chris Carson wrote: >> >>>On June 17, 1999 at 11:32:58, James Robertson wrote: >>> >>>>According to ICC and FICS analysis, Fritz and Ferret are both ~3 pawns ahead of >>>>Junior and Francesca, respectively. Nearly all other games have finished. >>>> >>>>James >>> >>>Wow, I guess the WCCC will be tied in a knot at 4 after 5 rounds. :) >>> >>>Best Regards, >>>Chris Carson >> >>Congratulations and thanks to Fritz, who saved us from having to listen for the >>next three years about how he threw a game so that Junior (another Chessbase >>program) could be in first place by a point after 5 rounds. >>bruce > >I have a faint recollection of Fidelity throwing the final game >at some crucial computer tournament, way back when, against one >of its own machines so that it could claim to be the winner. > >Triva question: anyone know the two machines that were running and >what tournament it was? > >Bruce, any idea? I can't remember. >- Steve (ICD/Your Move) It was the WMCCC in Trevamunde (not sure of the spelling). It caused one hell of a commotion... Mike Valvo would bring this up on an almost yearly basis as one of the 'dark days' in computer chess... when the commercial guys had their own section and could enter multiple entries... :)
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