Open Letter to “Tromsø Olympiad 2014” Organizing Committee From IM David Levy : July 19th 2014 Dear Members of the “Tromsø Olympiad 2014” Organizing Committee, I write to you as someone who has competed in six Chess Olympiads; as...
Allegations against another Chess Engine
Allegations against another Chess EngineThe LOOP ProgramBy David Levy The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) has received a formal complaint from Fabien Letouzey, the programmer of FRUIT, regarding the program LOOP. The allegation is that LOOP, which has participated...
ICGA/Rybka controversy: An interview with David Levy (1)
ICGA/Rybka controversy: An interview with David Levy (1) Introduction In June 2011 it was widely reported in the global media that the International Computer Games Association (ICGA), headed by Dr. David Levy, had found chess programmer Vasik Rajlich in...
Computer Chess Cheating … Against Computers?!
By Chess Coach William Stewart Original article on the Frtiz Chess Cheating Scandal The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) released a public statement on June 28, 2011 declaring the ultra-strong computer chess program Rybka guilty of plagiarism, specifically alleging...
Breaking News! Rybka banned!
From the WCCC: Rybka disqualified and banned from World Computer Chess Championships Rybka Disqualified and Banned from World Computer Chess Championships The International Computer Games Association (ICGA) has been conducting an investigation into allegations that, in the chess program...
Mind Sports Olympiad in London
Mind Sports Olympiad moves to bigger venueBy Alexander Baron A short report on the forthcoming Mind Sports Olympiad – now in its 15th year – which will be held in London, England at the end of August. The annual...
Open letter by 14 world class chess programmers
Recently I was asked by IM David Levy to publish his article about computer cloning. Here is the follow up open letter by 14 world class chess programmers: Open letter to the ICGA about the Rybka-Fruit issueDear David Levy,...
Why Ilyumzhinov Won
Why Ilyumzhinov WonBy David Levy There is a wise old American saying: “You can’t fight City Hall”. In the case of FIDE it was tried in 1986 and failed. It was tried in 2006 and failed. It has been...
Video interview with IM David Levy
This is just part 1 of the interview. More to come later. You can also see more on www.ChessDiscussion.com. It will take you about 30 seconds to register for a free account. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Rybka – Junior, the match that almost happened
A match between Rybka and Junior ALMOST became a reality. But it is not meant to be as negotiation broke down. Here is the report by David Levy as published by Mig: http://www.chessninja.com/download/rybka-junior-nomatch-levy.pdf Comments? Chess Daily News from Susan...