Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:03:23 08/23/00
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On August 23, 2000 at 15:31:54, Peter McKenzie wrote:
>On August 23, 2000 at 15:20:35, Pete Galati wrote:
>
>>On August 23, 2000 at 13:41:21, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On August 23, 2000 at 09:34:02, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Well it turns out to be an expensive little social gathering for most people no
>>>>>matter where it's held. The participation of the programs is more important to
>>>>>me of course but I'm just a "fan".
>>>>>Jim
>>>>
>>>>Yes I agree, the programs are the most important thing, as I don't think you can
>>>>have a World Computer Chess Championship without the computers and programs.
>>>>That would be pointless.Hhehe
>>>>
>>>>On the other hand I would love to get together 8-10 people, and try to make next
>>>>year's tournament State side, or even in Canada, where internet is the cheapest
>>>>in the world. We have many locations, and I would love to help set one up. If
>>>>$50,000 would get it up and running, I am sure I could find a sponsor to help
>>>>with this.
>>>>
>>>>In fact, the owners of West Edmonton Mall here is Edmonton Albert Canada, have a
>>>>son named Alanzo, who is a HUGE computer chess fan. We often get together and
>>>>match our computers together. Seeing how he has the better computer ( Quad
>>>>system ), I usually lose badly. I am sure we could have the tournament in the
>>>>Hotel ( Has HUGE function rooms, and is internet ready, as I asked last night ),
>>>>and have great coverage. There is also the Hotel MacDonald, one of the best
>>>>hotels in Canada, that is great and internet ready ( I know this as I worked
>>>>there as a purchaser ). Many options, and sponsorship would not be a terribly
>>>>big deal I wouldn't think.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>If you manage to organize this, you can count me and my program Chess Tiger in.
>>>Tell Alanzo I would be glad to play against his Quad!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Christophe
>>
>>I'm sure that USA Chess programers would prefer to go to Canada than to have yet
>>another tournament in Europe. And to be honest, there is no large difference
>>between Canada and our northern states anyhow, and they sort of speak English up
>>there too. I wonder how many European Chess programmers would come to this side
>>of the big pond.
>>
>>It might be interesting sometime to have 2 tournament locations synchronized
>>together, one in Europe, and one on the American continent, and when you needed
>>to play somebody on the same side of the pond as you, you'd just do it face to
>>face the way it's always been done, and when you had to play a program from the
>>other side of the pond, you'd do it over a (dependable!) Chess server.
>>
>>Just a thought. I don't know if it's really possible or desirable.
>
>Sounds like a decent idea to me
>
>>
>>Pete
I like the idea.
One tournament hall in Canada and another one in Paderborn (Germany). I guess
there would be less complains about the event.
Personally I would go to Canada.
Christophe
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