Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 15:39:18 02/11/03
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On February 11, 2003 at 11:09:12, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On February 11, 2003 at 10:28:40, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >Back i was told there was a ICGA thread on the CCC so i checked out. > > > >>On February 10, 2003 at 13:53:57, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On February 10, 2003 at 07:51:06, Mark Winands wrote: >>> >>>>------------------------------------------------------ >>>>ICGA 11th World Computer Chess Championship 2003 in Graz, Austria, from >>>>2003-11-22 to 2003-11-30. >>>> >>>>November 23-27, 2003 >>>>8th Computer Olympiad at the Casineum in the Casino of Graz. Information: J. >>>>Hellemons, info@icga.org. >>>> >>>>November 24-27, 2003 >>>>The 10th Advances in Computer Games Conference at the Casineum in the Casino >>>>of Graz. Information: J. Hellemons, info@icga.org. >>>> >>>>-------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>>Nice, the way they go back and forth from Europe to North America, like that. >> >>I think it is time to organize serious tournaments in America (a.k.a. The >>Americas). Maybe founding a new organization to take care of the needs of the >>American programmers, if the world organization is not interested in expanding >>computer chess throughout the world. >>I think that it should be a good idea to have computer chess tournaments as side >>events in the big opens played in US. That would be a terrific exposure for >>programs, even more than a world ch, I think (100's of possible users are >>already playing in the next room). Maybe the organization of those tournaments >>(Continental Chess Association?) is interested in that? > >You mean that professional organization which asks entry fees of around 300-500 >dollar fee to enter a tournament? Even FMs,IMs and GMs have to pay like 300 >dollar entry fee there. No, GMs and IMs do not pay. For the rest, the most expensive entry fee is around U$250, it depends on the tournament. Unfortunately, FMs do have to pay. >I speak on behalf of many european computerchess fanatics including ICGA when >someone is going to take effort to organize a big event in USA or Edmonton, if >it ain't a guy called Peter Skinner or any of his aliases. > >However the lack of organisations or even companies to host or sponsor such an >event is very obvious. That ICGA wants a bunch of dollars for 'organisation >costs'. That's their demand. If they manage to get money from a company, then >that's their talent. Not ours. You can negotiate with David Levy how much he >would need for that. > >More important than that is the big organisation needed for such a thing. Also >the ICGA usually prefers to also host the olympiads. That gives other people >than computerchess programmers a chance to show their software. > >The 2 events together is a big thing to organize. It's a peanut for those who >are used to organize human events. But i am sure that Levy is heaven compared to >the organisation you just quoted. This organization organizes swiss tournaments with 1000+ players. I think that adding a small computer chess tournament should be something that can be handled. This is just an idea it crossed my mind. It could start small, I think. Miguel
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