Author: Alvaro Rodriguez
Date: 15:28:43 03/04/00
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On March 04, 2000 at 18:13:11, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >On March 03, 2000 at 19:48:45, Thomas wrote: > >>Hi folks, >> >>I develop a web-based email chess site with rated round robin tournaments. >>I intend to create three types of tournaments: >> >>1) for "humans" only >>2) Advanced Chess: man+machine vs. man+machine >>3) Computer Chess: machine vs. machine >> >>The time schedule will be something in the order of one day per move. >> >>Now my questions: >>a) Would you participate in tournaments of type (2)? > > Currently I am too busy, but in the future I might be very interested. So the >answer is yes, but not at this moment. > >>b) Would you let *your* (self-written) program play a type 3 tournament? >>c) Should commercial programs be mixed with self-written programs? > > (I do not think I am qualified to answer these two questions, as I am not a >chess programmer). > >>d) Do you know of any sites that offer something similar? >> > > Visit IECG homepage: >http://www.iecg.org >Use of computer analysis to choose your moves is legal, so it is your type 2 >tournaments (but I suspect many players do not use computers, so they are type 1 >entries). > They have 'quad tournaments' in which computers analysis is NOT allowed (but I >see not way to enforce it, so it is up to the players to honor this rule; I do >not see any good reason to break it, as you can play in any of the other >tournaments), so these quads are your type 1 tournaments. > Also, there are some computer entries in the rating list. But they did not play >tournaments among them, they played in regular class tournaments against humans. >So they are type 3 entries in type 2 tournaments. > >>Any remarks on the idea of such a site would be most welcome! > > I would like human vs computer tournaments. Master Steve Ham is playing two >two-game correspondence matches, against Fritz and agains Nimzo. I do not have >the URL handy. I think the URL is: http://www.correspondencechess.com/campbell/index.htm regards Alvaro > >>Please tell me your expectations of such a site - or tell me if you think the >>whole idea is nonsense. >> > > Your ideas make a lot of sense, but they will require a lot of work from you >and other people to be succesful. Be prepared to make a heavy commitment of time >and effort if you want to carrry on. > >>TIA, Thomas >>http://www.very-best.de/ >> >>BTW: I am new to this forum - sorry if I ask stupid questions. > > There are no stupid questions: rather there are stupid people who do not ask. >José.
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