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Subject: Re: WCCC 2003 Starting List

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 02:02:11 11/19/03

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On November 18, 2003 at 21:55:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 18, 2003 at 20:11:23, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>On November 18, 2003 at 15:36:21, Matthew Hull wrote:
>>
>>>On November 18, 2003 at 15:30:26, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 18, 2003 at 13:47:44, Russell Reagan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Looks like a strong field for the European Championship this time around.
>>>>
>>>>I'd love to take part in the (Open) US Championship. If there was any. So stfu.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>GCP
>>>
>>>
>>>How about holding the WCCC in the US for the next ten years.  I'm sure you'd be
>>>OK with that, right?
>>>
>>
>>The reason the WCCC is not held in the US is that there are no US event sponsors
>>to be found. It's not because Europeans decided it won't be there.
>>
>>Find a US sponsor, and the event comes home to you. Personally, I agree that it
>>will be in the US in any of the next 10 years when a sponsor is available.
>>
>>I know that the ICCA negotiated to hold the event outside Europe in 2004, in
>>Israel. The money and venue where there, but negotiations folded, as I heard it,
>>due to an unreasonable demand by the ICCA.
>>
>>Amir
>
>Who exactly sponsored the recent Kasparov vs Fritz match?  Where was that
>held?
>

Well, see if X3D is willing to sponsor a WCCC. They already met Levy twice, and
nothing came out of it.


>Sponsors are available.  They always have been.  IBM supported computer chess
>for years and years.  As did Intel.  Etc.

IBM didn't sponsor anything IIRC, and they are now out of chess altogether.
Intel did a lot of sponsorship in the 90's but I have it firsthand that they are
definitely not doing it any more.

Amir


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>>>Does it not help to look at both sides of the issue?
>>>
>>>MH



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