Author: José Carlos
Date: 16:05:35 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 18:56:20, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 18:44:08, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On July 16, 2002 at 18:35:44, Kevin Strickland wrote: >>>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. >> >>Don't try to spent money which isn't there yet. If you manage to organize >>a big event, sure the europeans will come. I will at least. >> >>Here is the problem: i won't come if nothing is at stake. I don't mean >>a few beers then or a prize. I don't come for a price. But an ACM >>title. If i play there i expect to see Bob in person for example, >>and Bruce, i don't travel over the ocean to face a few operators or >>remote playing programs. In fact i've never seen Bob in living person! >> >>Whatever you say, the european programs right now dominate the world champs. >> >>This world champs number 1 to 5 were european. 3 of them even actually >>living within 200KM from maastricht (quest, diep, shredder from >>which shredder is living closest to maastricht). Junior >>team travelled all from Israel and is doing that each year. Chance for >>a world champ tournament in israel is real small, though i would go there. >> >>2003 is graz, perhaps you can organize 2004 a world champs in USA? >> >>All you need is a sponsor and a location to keep it. The ICGA will take >>care of the rest (including robbing the local bank). >> >>then all europeans for sure will go to USA. No need for plane tickets. >>I happily pay for one to play in USA. >> >>i bet Peter McKenzie will be real happy if a tournament gets held in USA >>too, Instead of 24 hours he only needs to travel like 9 hours by plane >>then ;) > >I think probably a lot of the programmers just could not afford it (especially >the kids -- some are only 17 years old or so). > >It would be nice to subsidize those that need it. Even better if everyone could >get free transportation. Probably the professionals don't need free >transportation, because they will earn money with the exposure. If it took off >with a hundred entrants (all of which they would mow through with ease anyway >making them look even better) the stir would really be big, I think. I'd probably go if, as Vincent said, the programmers were for sure to be there. If I had to choose between that and a free ticket, I'd choose meeting the programmers. But I'm not sure I'll be able to pay a plain ticket to the USA in the next few years because, ahem... I could possibly get married soon :( José C.
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