Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:58:42 11/19/01
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On November 17, 2001 at 04:14:38, Tony Werten wrote: >On November 15, 2001 at 17:52:27, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>On November 15, 2001 at 14:28:53, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On November 15, 2001 at 13:52:07, Peter McKenzie wrote: >>> >>>>On November 15, 2001 at 13:21:45, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 15, 2001 at 13:13:08, Peter McKenzie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>You seem to overlook the CCT tournaments of which there have been three so far >>>>>>with a fourth not far away. These are, in some respect at least, American >>>>>>tournaments as they run on an American server, with a large number of American >>>>>>programs (11 out of 32 in the last tournament). >>>>> >>>>>Lets please not compare real-life tournaments to semi-serious internet >>>>>events. >>>> >>>>What makes an internet tournament any less real or serious that any other >>>>tournament? I have participated in both types of tournaments, and they seem >>>>equally real to me. I can assure you that they were taken pretty seriously by >>>>most participants. >>> >>>I do not consider an internet tournament as serious as a real >>>tournament. >>> >>>Also, I was referring to organizing one. >> >>The contention was made that computer chess is dead in America. > >I'll give it a last try, but I guess it'll be in vain. > >I didn't say computerchess was dead in America. >I said: >>>Face it, europe seems to be the only place where computerchess lives ( with the >>>exception of Australia maybe ) > >Quite a difference and you know it. You conveniently removed all subtility from >my words and then put them in my mouth. > >Tony K... A says that XXX is the _only_ place where computer chess lives. B says that computer chess is dead everywhere but in XXX. Are the two statements different? In words, yes. They don't use the same words. But in meaning? they are _identical_. I think that if you look _carefully_ you will find that chess is _not_ "missing in action" in North America. Or should we just count programs, continent by continent, to see? > >>Peter states >>that we had 1/3 American entries in the last online tournament. >> >>That does not indicate that computer chess is dead in America. >> >>The distances are large here. If we were all located within an hour or two of >>each other, by car, we would probably have more events. As it stands, an >>American championship or some such would necessarily involve plane tickets. >> >>I could drive for three days solid and not make it to Bob's house, for instance. >> >>bruce >> >>> >>>-- >>>GCP
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