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

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 15:34:05 01/20/03

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On January 20, 2003 at 18:14:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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.  :)

Woohoo :)

Is there a reason why we can't make regular computer chess tournaments on ICC?

There seems to be shouts all the time about (human) blitz tourney results and
stuff. So I guess tournaments are pretty daily phenomenon on ICC.

We could have a small tourney every week or month. Of course probably couldn't
gather 48 engines, but 15 or 20 might be a realistic number?

-S.



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