Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 17:23:28 11/19/03
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On November 19, 2003 at 19:34:04, Russell Reagan wrote: >On November 19, 2003 at 19:17:41, Omid David Tabibi wrote: > >>Actually why not one tournament every month?! Why can't the CCT tournament be >>held once a month, on a weekend? > >That would be fun :) But, it wouldn't be as big of a deal. A lot of people have >familes and can't commit a weekend a month to that. Well, not everyone has to participate in every tournament :) Besides, each weak it might not attract 50 programs, but at least 15 it will. >Then there are the >differences in time zones. Someone in the world is going to have to play in the >middle of the night, and I don't think anyone wants to do that once a month and >then try to make it to work on Monday :) I think 2-4 times per year would be >optimal. Maybe one or two of those events could be blitz. We could get a lot of >games in a shorter time period. That's another good idea. > > >>Well, I doubt it. With the computers becoming stronger every year, humans will >>be more reluctant to play against them (i.e., lose to them). > >I sure would love to see GM Smirin participate in the WCCC-like event, and see >how he finished against all of those beasts! Frankly, I think Smirin would be the best human representative for the next man vs machine match. He was the last human to crush the machines with several superb games and no Kramnik/kasparov style blunders.
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