Author: Omid David
Date: 03:21:34 07/17/02
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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. Here in Bar-Ilan University (Israel) we're trying to organize a WMCCC possibly in 2004. Omid. > >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 ;) > >Best regards, >Vincent
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