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Subject: Re: Organization of WCCC

Author: Ingo Bauer

Date: 23:22:31 07/07/04

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On July 07, 2004 at 19:11:25, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On July 07, 2004 at 19:04:06, Andreas Guettinger wrote:
>
>>On July 07, 2004 at 17:56:30, Amir Ban wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I can also commend Tom, the system administration, who's doing a fine job
>>>solving the communication problems for the remote computers real quick, and BTW
>>>saving Jaap v.d. Herik some taking difficult decisions about that.
>>>
>>>About reporting moves to the world: In both Graz and Ramat-Gan moves were
>>>automatically relayed to the playchess.com server. The difference is that in
>>>Graz ICC bootlegged that transmission to its site, while in this tournament ICC
>>>is refraining from doing this.
>>>
>>>Amir
>>
>>It would be preferable to have a web side with a java board to follow the games
>>live. Because playchess only works on windows. ICC alone would be the same
>>problem, because not everybody has an ICC account.
>
>ICC allows guest logins. I think at worst you couldn't see GM kibitzes
>when logged in as a guest.

ICC would not solve the problem for those who are behind a firewall (tried it
:-( ).

A Java applet as it where used in some GM-Events in the last years would be the
best solution. Place that on the official web-site and everybody can relay it to
playchess, ICC, FICS ...

Ingo



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