Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 00:21:50 04/28/00
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On April 27, 2000 at 10:28:49, Graham Laight wrote:
>On April 27, 2000 at 04:52:24, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>>On April 27, 2000 at 04:18:17, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>>
>>>On April 27, 2000 at 03:57:00, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 27, 2000 at 02:24:25, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On April 25, 2000 at 16:05:30, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On April 22, 2000 at 03:31:54, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On April 21, 2000 at 05:25:40, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On April 21, 2000 at 05:24:13, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On April 21, 2000 at 01:53:37, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>On April 20, 2000 at 11:30:44, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On April 20, 2000 at 11:24:07, Ernst A. Heinz wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi Stefan,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>Will you compete with DT anyway?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Probably not -- we have not yet found time to tune "DarkThought"
>>>>>>>>>>>>for the x86 platform and I strongly doubt that we can come up
>>>>>>>>>>>>with a competitive PC version until August.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>=Ernst=
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>That's bad news.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I won't be there either. It is expensive to travel to Europe every year.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>bruce
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Are you kidding?
>>>>>>>>>London is a nice play to go!
>>>>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Of course it is a nice PLACE to go :-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I am not going this year. My most significant regret is not getting to visit
>>>>>>>with people, including you.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>But I'm tired of travelling huge distances and getting no travel support. The
>>>>>>>ICCA seems to have little interest in promoting computer chess outside of
>>>>>>>Europe, and I'm tired of being the only American competitor who attends each
>>>>>>>event in person.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>bruce
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Is the no travel support issue already clear?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Stefan
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm sorry, I don't understand your question.
>>>>>
>>>>>bruce
>>>>
>>>>Did you already ask for travel support for this event?
>>>>I am afraid you won't get any, but there might be a chance.
>>>>
>>>>Stefan
>>>
>>>Hi guys!
>>>A few weeks ago I emailed David Levy with a bunch of questions. I asked him if
>>>there would be any travel support and he said no. Apparently the entry form is
>>>due out in early May so we should have the full details then.
>>>
>>>I also asked about the rule requiring the program's author to be present and was
>>>told that this rule will be strictly enforced this time. All in all I'm not
>>>optimistic that I'll have a program competing, but you never know...
>>>
>>>cheers,
>>>Peter
>>
>>What a pity. That means Rebel and Tiger can't compete. What is wrong with
>>a representative?
>
>I have to laugh and take this for a joke!
>
>When's the last time Rebel competed in a computer world championship? Rebel
>wasn't in Paris in 1997. As I remember, Ed was upset because at the time because
>of the issue of commercial chess programs being handicapped because the
>privateers could book up against them.
Rebel and Tiger were both in Paderborn last June. Their authors were there too.
:)
>However, I remember meeting Christophe (Tiger's programmer) in Paris, and it
>would be a shame if he didn't go to London.
Unfortunately I think I won't be there. I'm french but I don't live in Europe. I
live in a french overseas department in the west indies. It's 6000 to 7000 Km
away from London...
Christophe
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