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Subject: Re: 12th WCCC, Bar-Ilan University: why not to go.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:32:36 12/10/03

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On December 10, 2003 at 04:23:43, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On December 09, 2003 at 14:38:01, Matthew Hull wrote:
>
>>The real point (which has been made numerous times already, and unaswered by
>>proponents of the status-quo) is that there is absolutely no need for a 1.5 >week event.  Two or three rounds per day is perfectly workable, especially with
>>auto-play.  So many more people would then be able to participate (and
>>spectators could view ALL MATCHES LIVE via ICC/FICS/etc.)
>>
>>But who cares anyway.  The obsolete, clunky, imcompetence-infested ICGA events
>>will continue to shrink into irrelevance while CCT-type events will continue to
>>grow.  Out with the old, in with the new.
>
>3 rounds per day -> 15 hours
>
>I don't think that's workable.
>
>And I'm certainly not interested in an authors-not-present event. I can
>run those matches at home.
>
>--
>GCP

Depends on the time control.  40/60min has been used at WMCCC events in the
past.  3-4 hours per game max.  I have played single games in ACM events
that started at 7pm and ended after 5am the next morning...





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