Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 06:55:43 09/17/03
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On September 17, 2003 at 00:39:13, Steven Edwards wrote: > >At the following link: > >http://www.64.com/uscf/ratings/?nm=compx&r1=&r2=&q1=&q2=&st=&Find=Find > >You can see a list of current and some of the past computer program members of >the United States Chess Federation. > >Note that the most recently played regular rated tournament game was by one >Crafty over six years ago. Alas, it appears that tournaments which allow >program participation are no longer to be seen. A quick look at the Tournaments section gives me the impression that there are tournaments that computers can paticipate in, and that there is simply no one participating. Out of 11 national events, there are 0 that are marked as NC (no computer). Out of 21 state events (I just checked one of the 50 states) 9 are marked as NC. It is worth noting that most of the ones that are not marked as NC are either blitz tournaments (in which an operator probably doesn't want to participate) or FIDE rated events, which means the computer participant cannot win any of the human prizes. I'm not sure of the USCF rules regarding computers, but I've emailed my local chess club. I also wonder how well computer participation goes over with the human participants. Imagine what would happen if I took my computer program to my local club every week and smashed everyone it played. Many people would probably just stop coming to that club, and I'd probably have a group of chess players waiting to gang tackle me outside after a few months of this.
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