Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 21:17:12 02/17/00
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On February 17, 2000 at 23:41:55, Mig wrote: >Thanks to everyone for their feedback, both here and by e-mail. I'm glad to see >I wasn't wrong in imagine this to be a rational and well-moderated group and I >received many good ideas. My only wish is that a select few would present their >solutions to the problem instead of calling me names! At the death it was either >forfeit Adams, who wasn't going to play that late and couldn't play the next >day, or forfeit Junior. Since you took Amir and Shay's entree money and the tournament director said play than you should have forfeited Adams. What would have been your decision if DJ had been a GM playing in Israel? The same situation would have been in play. It was a ISP problem so you would have to forfeit someone and my guess would have been Adams since he couldn't or wouldn't play. You simply made a bad decision (going against the Tournament directors recomendation) by forfeiting the wrong participant. > >This has provoked a lot of discussion about computer play in future events, and >whether or not the special characteristics of computer players, not just their >playing strength, should be considered in organizing events. Under perfect >conditions (Frankfurt last year) objections are minimal, but here we saw a how >flaws in a system -- our system in this case -- can be amplified. > >Should computer players be limited to specific man-machine events, like the >upcoming match between Xie Jun and Deep Junior? Is play against computers >different enough to warrant "segregating" them and not mixing them into GM >tournaments with thousands of dollars on the line? I'm also asking the same >questions of top GMs, because at the end of the day if they won't play, the >question is moot. Are specific man-machine events in some way inferior or less >attractive for programmers or the public? Personally I think they have tremendous public appeal. Man against machine .... Remember Deep Blue and all the publicity and public interest that was generated. I think the Sponsors/GM's are overlooking a big opportunity to cash in by not playing against comps. But they have to have the courage to play. The truth is time is running out on the select human GM club. They should belly up to the bar while it is still open because closing time is getting closer every day. TP > >Thanks, Mig
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