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Subject: Re: What makes a good blitz program?

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 20:30:13 07/10/02

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On July 10, 2002 at 22:07:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>Because no one will agree on a protocol.  I suggested _years_ ago that the
>ICCA simply say "if you want to enter this year's WMCCC or WCCC, then you
>will show up with a program that is winboard compliant, because we are going
>to use a FICS-type chess server to host the event and automate play and
>pairings."
>
>It is so obvious.  But it apparently won't be done because no one will make
>the decision to do this.  It is more fun to argue about it and put it off
>year after year, even though we have held a tournament on ICC that was
>bigger than any WMCCC event ever held, showing this works.

Maybe when you organize the U.S. Computer Chess Championship (wink, wink) you
should implement this rule ;-)

Russell



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