Author: Omid David
Date: 07:26:49 07/18/02
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On July 18, 2002 at 09:58:03, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >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! > Did they decide to hold the olympiad annually too?! I thought they just changed WMCCC to open hardware. >>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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