Hello Gian-Carlo, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > The computer chess forums are ablaze with protests, > because ... > [But] the decision seems to have been cast in stone, > with no amount of protest still being able to reverse it.
I think, this is indeed the case. But at least YOU would have reason not only to complain all time. You are one of the few strong chess programmers who are in the comfortable situation to have another game at stake. What prevents you from freezing in your chess activities for the next few months and hobbying full (free) time on computer go. There are enough goals left: at least, in Beijing there were still 1.5 teams ahead of Leela ;-) (MFoG and MoGo on 19x19, MFoG on 9x9). And for computer go, there are no hardware limitations given for Pamplona. Best regards, Ingo PS: According to the leading German chess magazine (SchachMagazin 64, Issue January 2009) Jaap van den Herik claimed in a talk during the (traditional) chess olympiad in Dresden (in November 2008) that chess will likely be solved around 2035... -- Sensationsangebot verlängert: GMX FreeDSL - Telefonanschluss + DSL für nur 16,37 Euro/mtl.!* http://dsl.gmx.de/?ac=OM.AD.PD003K1308T4569a _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
