Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 06:58:03 07/18/02
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On July 18, 2002 at 06:32:22, Omid David wrote: You can get it cheaper of course if you don't host the rest of the olympiad. However icca will have a major problem because 2003 isn't going to host olympiads either. Also majority of participants at olympiads are complete beginners who should start buying a few computerchess books and magazines. majority i had to explain to what alfabeta search is :) So you don't need them! >On July 18, 2002 at 05:35:21, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>On July 17, 2002 at 06:21:34, Omid David wrote: >> >>this is great news. note the word 'micro' is dropped, so >>we can all join an open hardware contest in israel in 2004, >>this is great news!! >> >>Now try to get it a bit cheaper from David, because they >>don't have a sponsor yet for 2004, which brings you in >>a powerful position! :) > >Oh, Thanks! we'll do our best! > > >> >>>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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