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Subject: Re: Banter Chess (OT?) Archived anywhere?

Author: Pete R.

Date: 08:57:35 06/14/00

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On June 14, 2000 at 03:40:49, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

>On June 14, 2000 at 00:49:06, Pete R. wrote:
>
>>On June 13, 2000 at 18:20:58, Ricardo Gibert wrote:
>>
>>>Watch Banter Chess live at
>>>
>>>http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/English/welcome.php3
>>>
>>>where the 2 players comment on their own thinking as they play the game. They
>>>can't see each others comments. They add further commentary in the post mortem.
>>>Very entertaining and instructive.
>>
>>What a killer idea!  Are the games and commentary archived anywhere?
>
>Yes, the idea is excellent. Accessing archived information is one of thhe
>planned improvements to the software. New versions of the software are supposed
>to come out about once per month. When the software is perfected with most of
>the planned features, the software will lose its beta status and the site will
>no longer be free. Enjoy the free banter games while you can, because eventually
>you will have to pay for it :-(...

Depending on the cost it may well be worth it, as there are few better ways to
learn that to understand the move-by-move thought process.  Of course if other
sites have any competitive sense whatsoever they will adopt this immediately,
ICC, Club Kasparov, etc.  I would love nothing better than to have Kasparov
detail his thought process as he plays someone!



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