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Subject: Re: World Computer Chess Championship in North America.. revised

Author: Kevin Strickland

Date: 15:35:44 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 18:33:25, Dann Corbit wrote:

>>Another reason not to have big prize funds:
>It would encourage cheating.  There are enough problems with claims of cheating
>already.
>
>On the other hand, I think that sponsors could be very useful if they could fly
>people to the event who could not normally afford it.
>
>Imagine if chess engines from Uruguay and Africa could be present.  Wouldn't it
>be nice if New Zealand and Australia and Viet Nam could be represented?
>
>I pretty much guarantee that you will get as many participants as free trips
>that you can arrange.  So if you can cough up 100 plane fares, you will have 100
>entrants for sure.

I am absolutely sure I can arrange a _few_ plane tickets. But 100 seems like an
aweful lot of begging.



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