Author: Steven Schwartz
Date: 13:11:17 06/17/99
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>>>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... :) Fidelity was a misnomer if ever there were one. Do you remember what year? - Steve (ICD/Your Move)
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