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Subject: Re: "World" Championship in North America ... Semi-Formal Announcement.

Author: Keith Ian Price

Date: 08:42:31 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 02:20:54, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On July 16, 2002 at 02:19:04, Keith Ian Price wrote:
>
>>If you're going to have an opening book rule, I think it would be more
>>interesting to require everyone to use the same book, perhaps the Lunsen book,
>>or no book at all, to avoid killer books. Then it would be engine vs. engine,
>>with the luck of the random opening draw thrown in. But see if you can get the
>>CBC to cover it, and have them throw in a prize fund. Then you'll get them to
>>come. Good luck! If you can swing it, I'll drive up.
>
>None of the professional programs would show up.  I am sure of it.
>
>Probably, most of the amateur programs would find it annoying also, except those
>very few who have put no effort into their opening books.

I thought the same thing. I still think it would be interesting.

kp




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