Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 14:42:37 11/19/03
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On November 19, 2003 at 11:51:59, martin fierz wrote: >On November 19, 2003 at 11:34:17, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>On November 19, 2003 at 11:30:37, martin fierz wrote: >> >>>On November 19, 2003 at 11:06:21, Matthew Hull wrote: >>> >>>>On November 19, 2003 at 10:55:26, martin fierz wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 19, 2003 at 10:31:54, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>here. Makes a _lot_ of sense. And it shows just how "world" aware the >>>>>>ICCA actually is. >>>>> >>>>>i don't really want to be involved in this thread, but i can't resist this >>>>>one... >>>>> >>>>>disclaimer: of course it would be much more sensible to have the championship in >>>>>the US from time to time. >>>>> >>>>>cheapo: so the ICCA does something which is not good for *one* country >>>> >>>> >>>>That's one cheapo that doesn't work. It would be like 2000 years ago holding >>>>gladiator events that discommode only one country, Rome. >>>> >>>>MH >>> >>>of course it works, and you just invite the next follow up cheapo ;-) >>> >>>2000 years ago the romans were perhaps not aware that there was much more to the >>>world than rome. sometimes one gets the feeling that the US citizens are no >>>different in this respect... >> >> >>Ok, how about holding a world chess championship that only inconviences >>Russians. >> >>I think you get the idea. :) >> >>MH > >of course i get the idea! i put a disclaimer on my first post stating clearly >that IMO the championship should be held in the US from time to time, and i >labelled my posts as cheapos :-) >i thought that made it clear enough... > >going back to your comparison with the russians: exactly how many american >programs are in the top 10 of the SSDF list? hint: less than russians in the top >10 of the FIDE list! > >cheers > martin You're missing the point of the events completely. You don't have to write a program that is in "the top 10 of the SSDF list" to be interested in computer chess and support computer chess in general. If that were the point of the event, they would require that ranking to join. -elc.
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