Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 16:08:01 07/07/04
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On July 07, 2004 at 18:58:58, José Carlos wrote: >On July 07, 2004 at 18:38:53, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: > >>On July 07, 2004 at 18:23:29, Russell Reagan wrote: >> >>>Imagine if the ICGA organized an internet event.= >> >>I would be very uninteresting and not adding anything >>to the current CCT and AuthorsOnly. >> >>I you want to play on the internet please go ahead but >>stop bitching to the people that like live events. >> >>-- >>GCP > > I haven't participated in this discussion before (though I read it), and don't >want to start it again, but IMO there must be a difference between "I like" and >"it's more convenient". I, myself, would like a live tournament in my town in my >vacation dates. But that's not interesting for most others. In the convenience >equation many things must be considered: number of players, world wide coverage, >safety of games (no cheaters), etc. I don't believe "I like to meet other >programmers" should be part of the equation of a world champs (it is for friends >party, for example). > I haven't seen so far the equation formulated at all, and don't consider >myself the most adequated to formulate it, but it would be nice to see the ICCA >making a list of objectives and priorities and proposals to maximize the >equation, so that criticism could be more civilizated and logical and productive >among the computer chess community. > Just my 2 cents. I think there's organizationally a HUGE difference between an internet tournament and live one, and it makes no sense to go blathering about one when the other is being discussed. As for which format the world championship should be, I couldn't care either way really. For all I care you hold an internet qualifier and then cumulate the sponsorship money so the winner of that can cover all his costs to come to the live event, if that pleases anyone. A live even is something more special IMHO, internet tournaments there are a dozen each week. So I *really* think bringing one up when the other is being discussed is the most pointless thing ever. If someone feels strongly that the world champsionship should be an internet event let them organize it, it's not like someone holds a right to organizing it as classical chess clearly shows. But I know how much emotional attachement winning an internet event has for me: ZERO I can't say that for live events. -- GCP (tired, too late at night for more sensible comments)
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