Talk:World Computer Chess Championship

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[edit] Disproportionate results

I removed these comments from the main page. They aren't encyclopedic. (The WCCC has always allowed any type of hardware, including custom chess hardware and supercomputers. There have been "uniform platform" tournaments, but they haven't attracted a lot of interest.) --IanOsgood 17:47, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The event may need to be regulated because results can be distorted if one program is running on better hardware than the rest. In the 2004 event for example crafty achieved 2nd place by using very powerful hardware. Similarly while Junior and Shredder have several win between them, end-users buying these programs will be disappointed by their results on home pcs where they lose to programs like Fritz or Rybka. Perhaps the authors of the event should ensure a standard hardware configuration no more powerful than a home PC.

[edit] What about Hydra?

Can anyone find the rules for the WCCC? Why does Hydra not play as it would probably win?

You'd have to ask Hydra's author. Hydra did play in previous years, as did its predecessors, Brutus and Nimzo. --IanOsgood 01:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)