Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 20:38:48 08/23/00
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On August 23, 2000 at 16:03:23, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 Pete Galati's idea seems excellent. How about this: every year a site in a different and suitable location, for those who want to meet their peers and who can afford to travel; and for those who cannot afford to travel, they can compete by internet connection, but they must pay for the arbiter at their own location? Of course I can see a problem with not many travelling, but on the other hand, there would be more entrants. Also just a thought. Cheers, Mark
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