Author: Frank Phillips
Date: 12:08:17 05/19/04
Go up one level in this thread
On May 18, 2004 at 17:28:55, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >On May 18, 2004 at 15:52:54, Frank Phillips wrote: > > >>Even if the ICGA WCCC thingy has to be face-to-face, heavens only knows why it >>is not automated using the free chess server (eg Lasker). Even better it could >>even be done through ICC or FICS. The games would then be automatically relayed >>to spectators. What is the real issue? > >I asked this question myself. Some possible reasons: FICS like servers don't >support (to my knowledge) conventional time controls (40 moves in so much time, >then ...). I suppose another broadly equivalent control could be used instead. Another reason, not all programs have an automatic connection to FICS >like servers (some commercial engines can connect to another server type). Some >programs have no automatic access to any server (perhaps?) IIRC, for example >Isichess (which also did not participate at last CCT, but for example in >Paderborn and Leiden this year). It should be relatively easy to interface to ICC. (I got the impression that the chessbase programs already interface to playchess? Although this is a MS only club I believe.). To foster interest in computer chess, I would have thought automatic rely via ICC to a ready made target audience would be desirable > >I attended 3 computer chess tournaments in person (all in Paderborn). I can >assure you, that it was great fun. Watching CCT is also fun, but it is not >comparable. Perhaps operating manually does add some excitation - but I am not >sure. The opponents in PB did not seem to mind the manual operation. I am not >sure, if or if not they would have prefered atuomatic games (if possible). > I can imagine it is a significant event for the participants; and fun. BTW I was not arguing WCCC versus CCT. >This year in PB the time control was 40 moves in 1 1/2 hours, 1 h for the >remainder. The years before it was 40 moves 2 h + 1 h. I guess, it would be also >be more difficult to have CCT with that many participants it thankfully has, >with such a longer time control. > >Regards, >Dieter I have not seen the WCCC list of participants. Assuming you are going: good luck. Frank
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.