Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:55:24 02/16/00
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On February 16, 2000 at 20:28:05, Luis E. Alvarado wrote: >On February 16, 2000 at 19:38:09, Shay Bushinsky wrote: > > Deep junior rating should be around 2700 by now, Congratulations > Remember this is game/60. I don't think anybody has said that computers can't play with GM players at that time control. > >>Dear people, >> >>At this moment, I regret to say that my own company has decided to >>discriminate our Deep Junior project and to declare >>Michael Adams at his insistence to be the victor of our match. >> >>This arbitrary decision was taken in spite of the ruling of the tournament >>official referee, Mr. Boris Postovisky, and was explained as the product >>of the inconvenience caused to Adams as a result of the delay incurred by >>our ISP slow connection which obviously was beyond our control. >> >>In previous circumstances, when for instance Grandmaster Milos has disconnected >>for over 20 minutes during his game with Morozevich no forfeit was declared >>and the match was resumed. >> >>All above despite the fact that Mr. Adams himself had trouble connecting >>and the match was delayed for over 90 minutes mainly because of his >>computers not being able to connect. >> >>This is a very low point in our career as developers of Deep Junior >>and we apologize to all our fans and to the spectators who expected us to >>play a decent match. >> >>It is a great embarrassment to the company I work for and to myself especially >>towards Amir Ban my partner and friend who is just an impartial participant in >>this event as any of the other players. >> >>Mr. Adams who initially agreed to our draw offer in the adjourned game (lost >>position for him) and was willing to continue and play a second game >>until he changed his mind and said that after speaking to a VP of our company >>was led to understand that he can claim a forfeit. >> >>I think that the net result is that all of us missed a great moment in life. >> >>Shocked with great disappointment, >> >>-- Shay Bushinsky (shay@chessdev.com)
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