Author: Pete R.
Date: 15:45:16 07/08/00
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On July 08, 2000 at 14:59:01, blass uri wrote: >I copied this warning from the kasparov's site(I only changed their big letters >to small letters). > >"The live rebroadcast of these games is exclusive to kasparovchess.com. this >transmission is deemed "time-sensitive information" and any party >rebroadcasting these games while they are in progress will be prosecuted for >rights infringement. we appreciate your cooperation in making chess sponsorship >a viable enterprise and chess a succesful professional sport!" > > >I understand that they say that posting the games while they are in progress is >against the low. > >I want to know if this warning is right for all the countries. >If it is not right for one country someone from that country can rebroadcast the >games and maybe I can watch them because I cannot watch them in >kasparovchess.com in a convenient way(I need to download first microsoft virtual >machine first and after one try that took almost an hour and after it the >download failed because I need to do update to windows I gave up). > >My old computer with old operating system like windows95 is connected to the >internet and it may be the reason that I have problems to watch the games but I >had not problems to watch games on ICC so it is not only my system fault. > >Uri There is nothing wrong with your machine, Kasparovchess simply has a garbage interface. Their playing zone is garbage, everything with java and javascript nonsense is garbage. I cannot conceive how they had so much money to invest in this business, years of experience to observe in ICC, and they do not have the brains to imitate and improve on what already exists. The ICC interface is simply superior, as I'm certain FICS is, or anything else that has an actual Windows client program. On ICC you can watch a game with GM commentary where the GM moves pieces on your analysis board and explains the variations, and everything is fast and neat. You can even play at the same time in another window if you like. I don't even have a fast connection, but everything works beautifully. I had an email conversation with Kasparovchess editor-in-chief and general chess gadfly Mig months before Kasparovchess went online, where I tried to explain how they could simply improve on ICC, and that having a web-based interface would be garbage and would be a horrible mistake. Oh well, it's not my business venture.
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