Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:40:11 09/17/03
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On September 17, 2003 at 09:55:43, Russell Reagan wrote: >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). Note that the missing (NC) does not mean computers are allowed. A computer author must still contact the local organizer / TD and get permission to play. They can say "no" if they so choose. This is common. > >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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