Author: Bas Hamstra
Date: 10:02:08 02/09/01
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Hey, that's really great Vincent! I am going to sign in and hope many others will do too!! Bas. On February 09, 2001 at 11:34:43, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >After some years without a Dutch computer-chess tournament in spring it is time >for something new: a tournament more accessible to foreigners than the Open >Dutch Championship Computer-Chess thanks to the fact it is played in a >consecutive number of days. At the same time we accomodate potential >participants who cannot take much leave from work. With this tournament you keep >in contact with other chess programmers and keep momentum in the development of >your program. The playing tempo will also be reasonably swift, 90 minutes per >player for the whole game. So it can become a big spectacle. The schedule of >this 9 round Swiss tournament is Friday 12:30-22:30, Saturday 09:30-21:30 >including a break for the anual CSVN member's meeting and Sunday 9:30-19:30, >after which the prizes are distributed. > >Here is information for potential participants. First some rules: >· Entry is open for all nationalities. CSVN membership is not required for this >tournament. >· The programmer, being someone who programmed at least a significant part of >the program must register as a participant, possibly together with other team >members, who have also contributed. >· The source code of the program may not contain pieces of published programs, >unless the authors are in the team. >· The participant arranges a computer by himself, so no equipment or network >connections are made available by the organisation. > >In addition to the rules we request the programmers to be present themselves to >operate their program and explain its background. Please register by sending >e-mail or ordinary mail to Cock de Gorter, Valkenboskade 607, 2563 JE 's >Gravenhage, CGorter@Aegon.nl. He is interested in the following information: >· Name of the programma and names, roles and presence of the teammembers. >· Names of all authors of the source code of the program >· Correspondence and e-mail address >· Indication of playing strength (for new programs, recent games are requested) >· Type of computer and number of processors on which the program is running >simultaneously >· Used algorithms, operating system, programming language and compiler >· Size of the program (lines of code) and the opening book (positions) >We look forward to your entry. > >--------------------------------------------------------------- >Now announcement of a second tournament, the USER tournament. >People can join here with their old computers: > > 3rd CSVN Chess-Computer User Tournament 19-20 May 2001 > >On Saturday and Sunday we play our third Chess-Computer User Tournament for >members of the CSVN as well. For this tournament register at M.v.Leeuwen, L.van >Deysselhove 4, 3438 HS Nieuwegein. E-mail: MvLcsvn@hetnet.nl. More information >will be made available on the secretary's website: >http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/thstorm/ and later on the official CSVN >website, which is now under construction. > >Both tournaments are held at the "Leids Denksportcentrum", Robijnstraat 4, 2332 >KE Leiden, tel. +31(0)71-572 3229. From railway station Leiden you can reach the >Denksportcentrum (Mindsportcentre!)with bus 15 or 16. When by car take exit A44 >Leiden direction Leiden. Go right N206 Haagse Schouwweg and left N206 >dr.Lelylaan. Before the bridge over the railway and the water leave this road >and take the Barnsteenstraat. The centre is close to the other side of the >shopping mall Diamantplein. Admission is free.
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