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Subject: Re: The first WMCFRCC

Author: Richard Pijl

Date: 04:23:41 06/22/03

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On June 22, 2003 at 07:19:32, Sune Fischer wrote:

>On June 22, 2003 at 05:57:27, Richard Pijl wrote:
>
>>On June 22, 2003 at 04:26:22, Sune Fischer wrote:
>>
>>>I imagine it would sprout some added interest for FRC if an official world
>>>campionship was held.
>>
>>Perhaps the organizers in Mainz can be persuaded to include a computer
>>championship as well, possibly concluding with a demonstration match between the
>>computer champion and the human champion?
>>Probably too late for this edition, but might be a good idea for next year.
>
>Pardon my ignorance, but I'm not quite aware what tournament in Mainz you are
>refering to?

In the middle of August (I don't remember the exact dates) a big FRC tournament
is organized in Mainz. GM's Leko and Svidler play a match for the FRC
worldchampionship there as well. I assume many FRC fans will be there.
Unfortunately the tournament is in the middle of my holiday in France so I can't
be there.

>
>>>I know some of the servers support it, so there's our battle ground.
>>
>>I'd prefer a world championship to be face-to-face, but any tournament form will
>>do to increase the number of FRC engines. A server tournament may be even a
>>better way of accomplishing that goal as it makes it available to everyone all
>>over the world.
>
>That's what I thought, it doesn't seem like a real world champ when everybody
>isn't given a realistic chance to participate.
>Probably it is too much to demand the americans fly to Europe or vice versa.
>The internet is neutral ground plus we don't have to haul our rigs cross
>continents :)
>
>>>We need a date, not too soon though as interested programmers should have a
>>>chance to implement it. I propose in 6-8 weeks, in the late summer.
>>
>>A month should be more than sufficient. Implementing FRC takes only a few days
>>when you know what to change.
>>An overlap with the tournament in Mainz should be avoided.
>
>No objection from me, but I figured mid juli might conflict with the holidays.

So it should be somewhere end of August or in September.

Richard

>>>How people choose to support it is up to them, they can change their GUIs to
>>>send FENs rather than make the change in their engine, if that is what they
>>>prefer.
>>>
>>>What do you think?
>>
>>Great idea!
>>Richard.
>
>Aahhh, let the fight begin! :)
>-S.



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