Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:07:58 11/19/03
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On November 19, 2003 at 10:55:20, Matthew McKnight wrote: >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". That's certainly a "poor title". But since baseball is pretty much a US sport, I suppose it is reasonable. The NBA also uses that "world champions" title and while it is obviously true, it isn't proven by competition.
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