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Subject: Re: List of participants for WCCC

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:21:40 05/18/04

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On May 18, 2004 at 05:21:21, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 17, 2004 at 15:45:47, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>On May 17, 2004 at 15:26:58, Anthony Cozzie wrote:
>>
>>>But printing "2006 World Computer Champion" on the box just sounds so
>>>much better than "CCT-8 Champion".
>>
>>"Winner of the largest computer chess tournament in the world" sounds pretty
>>good. Or CCT could be easily renamed to "World Computer Open" or something nice
>>sounding. You bring up an interesting point though. I wonder if CCT was named
>>"World Computer Open", would we see more commercial participation? That would be
>>a nice thing to be able to put on the box. Or maybe ICGA should get an online
>>event going and call it the World Computer Open. That would be a nice way to
>>step out of the dark ages and still have their European event.
>
>Of course CCT cannot be names 'world champ bla bla'
>
>ICGA would sue and win that bigtime.

Not a chance in hell.

You can't usurp the title "world champion" for your own purposes...

"Internet World Computer Chess Championship" would fly just fine.





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