Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 16:27:57 01/02/01
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On January 02, 2001 at 19:11:01, Graham Laight wrote: In netherlands internet is poor. Only in germany it's more poor. I'm sure Ed is doing his best, as i already figured out previous events where programs played GMs, it's better to not try to follow it live. At FICS they even went that far that they didn't broadcast the FIDE world champ! Anyway Ernst and me go tomorrow morning to the event (3 hours drive) to watch it live. What i found weird was that some sites posted that the first round was not open for public, which i found weird. Therefore i go watch the second round with John having the white pieces. www.chess.dts.nl: "Six games will be played at the Centre Céramique, Avenue Céramique 50 in Maastricht, The Netherlands on January 2-4 and 9-11, 2001. Playing hours are 1-7 p.m. (Dutch time). All games can be followed at the website with live comments. The games 2-6 can be watched at the Centre Céramique. Entry is free. The time control is forty moves in two hours and the remaining moves in one hour. Therefore, it will be serious games at a normal tournament speed." >Let me start by saying "Kudos to Ed" for organising this event. This is just the >kind of thing we all want to see, and I think most of us are grateful to Mr >Schroder for going ahead and setting up what should be a fantastic spectacle for >us all to watch. > >Unfortunately, the "live coverage" has turned it from an exciting afternoon's >sport into a disappointment. > >The following areas are in urgent need of improvement: > >* updates are too infrequent. If the updates are going to be only once per hour, >couldn't we be told when the next one is? > >* Updates regularly every 10 minutes would be even better > >* An estimate of the clock times for the two players would add to the atmosphere > >* How about a diagram of the latest position with every update > >* tell us what the event is like in general > >If these things could be accomplished by, say, next week, I'm sure that the >spectators would be very appreciative. > >-g > >On January 02, 2001 at 07:29:48, Ernst Walet wrote: > >>Is the live coverage vd Wiel-Rebel not working. Does anyone know more? >> >>Ernst
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