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Subject: Re: WMCCC in London - Going As A Spectator

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 02:08:28 07/07/00

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On July 06, 2000 at 13:14:10, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:

>On July 06, 2000 at 11:52:41, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>
>>On July 06, 2000 at 11:30:00, Graham Laight wrote:
>>
>>>On July 05, 2000 at 15:55:45, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Come on guys, is anybody coming to London besides me?
>>>>
>>>>Stefan
>>>
>>>I'm planning to go for at least a couple of days as a spectator. I visited Paris
>>>'97 - I think computer chess is a great spectator sport. On the weekdays, there
>>>weren't many people there, and the programmers were very happy to chat during
>>>their games! It is possible to just wander around between the boards and talk -
>>>in what other sport is this possible!
>>>
>>>-g
>>
>>Hi G:
>>I would do the same if enough people do the same. Kind of conventions of chess
>>fans idiots or so. With flags, badges and of course some pretty women to attend
>>us if we need inmformation about hash size...
>>Fernando
>
>Normally quite a few spectators show up. I did the same before I started writing
>chess programs myself. It is definitly worth a visit, you only should forget
>about the girls, computer chess fans are usually male :-)

I've only been to one of these events I admit, but in the Paris Bourse event in
'97, there were some quite sweet girls there!

-g

>Stefan



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