Author: O. Veli
Date: 06:26:57 10/04/99
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On October 03, 1999 at 18:11:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 03, 1999 at 16:55:40, Mark Young wrote: >>On October 03, 1999 at 15:23:15, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >>I could care less what Fide does, I also do not think Fide will ever give a >>program a chance to earn a GM norm. >> >Actually, FIDE will allow this to happen, unless they have rescinded a decision >reached several years ago. The only problem is that the 'fee' to become a >computer member of FIDE was _enormous_ as FIDE thought that all the commercial >programmers were wealthy, and that the non-commercial programs were sponsored >by companies with deep pockets (Cray Blitz for example, or Deep Blue/IBM). They >passed a resolution several years ago, but the fee was (IIRC) somewhere in the >$10,000-$30,000 range... As a result, no computer has been willing to pay such >a rediculous fee... If I remember correctly, the fee was $12,000 and it was to get an official rating. The price did not include the privilege of entering title tournaments and earning title norms, just open tournaments.
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