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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