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Subject: Agreed, Bob. Kinda like our "world" series of baseball?

Author: Matthew McKnight

Date: 07:55:20 11/19/03

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On November 19, 2003 at 10:33:32, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 19, 2003 at 05:41:17, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>On November 19, 2003 at 05:30:13, Amir Ban wrote:
>>
>>>Anyone who does not want to travel to a world chamionship is probably not
>>>sufficiently interested in being a world champion.
>>
>>There is a difference between the desire and willingness to travel and the
>>ability to do so.
>>
>>
>>>There's interest and interest. Interest where no money, time or stepping outside
>>>your home is involved is not very high.
>>
>>There is a big difference between not leaving your house and travelling half way
>>across the world and spending thousands of dollars. There needs to be something
>>in between that would realistically allow everyone to participate.
>
>
>I would remind _everyone_ to look at the charter of the ICCA.  It's main
>purpose for being created in 1977 was to "Foster computer chess interest around
>the world."  It is hard to do that without holding events "around the world".
>
>Contrary to popular opinion, "around the world" != "around europe".



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