Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:22:29 11/03/03
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On November 03, 2003 at 14:19:02, Russell Reagan wrote: >On November 03, 2003 at 00:01:33, Steven Edwards wrote: > >>It seems that it's been a long time since there was a North American CC >>tournament and meeting. >> >>Is there interest in organizing one for 2004? > >I would be interested in such an event. Maybe you should send some emails around >to some North Americans to get a better idea of the interest. Probably not >everyone who might be interested would read your message. If you could get some >prominent North Americans behind it (Bob and Bruce would probably be a good >start) that might help the cause. > >Also, Bob has been in favor of doing things online in the past. That is another >option. North America is a large area, so no matter where you hold the event, >some people will have to travel a long way. Maybe alternating the type of event >on a 2 or 3 year cycle would work (in-person event once every 2 or 3 years, >online event the other years). Or maybe holding an online event for the first >couple of years to draw up enough recognition to hold an in-person event in >future years. Just some thoughts. I think Bruce liked the idea also. There are several chess programmers in the Redmond, WA area including Bruce M., Scott G. and Tom K. I think it would be fun to organize continental matches. Whatever gets done, it is abundantly clear that the WMCCC "always in Europe" format results in a European champion instead of a world champion, since almost all of the engines that enter are European engines. It would be nice to see *something* happen that allows contests where programmers can meet one another without spending a few thousand for the trip.
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