That familiar death-knell typically confined to Bobby Fischer’s favorite pastime is taking a particularly real step outside the chessboard to corner certainly one of its own. In a sweeping decision from the International Computer Games Association (ICGA), chess engine Rybka — four-time World Computer Chess Championship winner — and its creator, Vasik Rajlich, had been banned for all times from chess’ nerd World Cup for the uncredited use of competitor code. Reacting to controversy that the now-deposed winner owed its upper hand to rival engine Fruit’s open-source roots, the ICGA assembled a 34-person panel and reverse engineered its option to a guilty sentence. Adding more insult to title-stripping injury, the gaming association has also demanded Rajlich (pictured above) return all trophies and prize money. It is a disheartening turn of events inside the otherwise exciting man vs. machine board game battle which could were easily avoided with a public ‘please’ and ‘thank you.’ Checkmate!
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