Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 21:56:54 08/18/00
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On August 18, 2000 at 23:43:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On August 17, 2000 at 12:12:20, Ernst A. Heinz wrote: > >>Hi Vincent, >> >>>My surprise was also big, but nevertheless i join! >>>Nothing wrong with joining a tournament that's >>>already under a lot of attack, or the tournament fades away! >> >>IMO, your story is quite different than ours because "Diep" is >>optimized for PCs and has always been so. Hence, you planned to >>attend from the beginning I suppose -- your surprise was only >>related to the fact that you must bring your own PC now. >> >>For us it was totally different -- we had no plans to attend >>_since last year_! >> >>>>The low number of participants is probably due to the fact that >>>>information flow regarding this tournament was almost non-existent >>>>until mid-July or so. >> >>I like to add something to my remark above. >> >>Now, everybody here should now that I am a strong supporter of >>the ICCA and do not intend to bash them or any of their volunteers' >>efforts to promote computer chess and related events. >> >>Nevertheless, I personally deem this year's participation fee of >>US-$ 100 for amateurs _prohibitively high_. This might be another >>reason for amateur programmers not to join the tournament. >> >>Just my humble opinion, of course ... >> >>=Ernst= > > >I agree. In fact, since I can't go due to classes and the expense of going >to England, I get to pay 200 bucks to get crafty in. I have _never_ paid an >entry fee in 25 years of ACM competition. I don't see the reasoning behind >this myself... It is not so difficult. Let me explain. The ICCA is a non-profit organization to promote computer chess in its widest form. The new rules are just meant to make it more easy for chess programmers to join the tournament. Clap, clap clap. Ed (sarcastic)
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