Author: Roger Kyte
Date: 03:22:52 08/24/00
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On August 23, 2000 at 23:16:03, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On August 23, 2000 at 21:47:04, Roger Kyte wrote: > >>On August 23, 2000 at 02:25:13, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>>It is nice to meet people in person. If you haven't gone to one of these, and >>>you have a program, I recommend that you go. You'll meet some interesting >>>people, and learn a lot. >>> >>>If things are done over the internet, there is less communication and less >>>common experience. >>> >>>I'm happy to go, I just don't want it always to be me who pays for the 11-hour >>>plane trip. >>> >>>bruce >> >>You complain that it costs money to participate in a prize fund match. >> >>Also, you do not release your program as an engine for sale, perhaps as a >>chessbase engine, this would also cover your expenses and then some. >> >>I think you have to take part of the blame for your financial woes and not blame >>others. > > >1. Is there a cash prize? previous events that I have attended awarded >trophies and titles... but not prizes. > >2. why would selling an engine just to "cover your expenses" be worthwhile? I believe that it would _more_ than cover costs.... > >There is, and never has been, any justtification for entry fees for these >events. I played in most every ACM event from 1976 until the last one, and >I played in several of the WCCC events. I (nor anyone else) _ever_ paid any >sort of entry fee. So, no entry fee. Depends on sponsorship. These events lack much human interest now, not many people want to see Nimzo play Fritz, not like in 1995 when these battles were fairly new to people, so less sponsorship. Also, the program that wins, has virtually guaranteed increased sales, look at Shredders price tag !!
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