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Subject: Re: For me, CCT5 was like the superbowl in computer chess

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:14:06 01/20/03

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On January 20, 2003 at 17:25:53, Andreas Guettinger wrote:

>
>For me the CCT5 was like the superbowl in computer chess. I had a tremedous time
>being every minute on the ICC for last weekend and watching the matches.
>Programming an engine myself, I would have loved to join, but unfortunately I
>still need a couple of month hacking on my engine that I can participitate with
>it to honorably reach the last place. :)
>
>I'm not particularly bothered that commercial engines stay away. It is a great
>event to let the amateur engines measured up against themselves. Perhaps, for
>commercials, the WCCC is more interesting. Although I think this is a good
>opportunity to get into contact with the users and advertise.
>
>Thanks again for all the fun
>
>sephirot


The main point is the size of the event/number of participants.  The two largest
computer chess events ever held were ICCT events.  :)

Probably all five were larger than any single WMCCC/WCCC event, in fact...

It's certainly "the future".

Hell, the ICCA can't even automate play in a single playing hall.  We just
did it from all over the world.  :)




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