Author: GuyHaworth
Date: 12:53:50 07/09/04
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I assume your concern is that Playchess.com is not O/S-independent, rather than that it is 'proprietory'. Without the commercial engines, you would not be enjoying excellent chess from the likes of FRITZ, JUNIOR and SHREDDER, or the audio/video feeds you are getting via Chessbase. I have logged the 'non-O/S independent' concern, and others that have come up on CCC. I would be interested to survey which CCC-members complaining about the webcasting of the ICGA event are actually ICGA members, and which not. Those who would like better real-time coverage might like to say what they would be prepared to pay for this per event. For comparison, I paid $25 to watch the America's Cup in realtime via a simulation and that was good value. Those who just want a better 'free ride' should realise that they are not proposing a 'sustainable model'. Please assume that someone else has articulated the less-than-convincing "I'm not joining the ICGA because the real-time relay of their events is less than perfect". 'World class computer chess' was one of the ten goals set for Artificial Intelligence by the historic Dartmouth Conference of 1958. Arguably, this is the goal that has most clearly been reached. To celebrate this, the ICGA has an ambitious programme running up to the 50th Anniversary in 2008. I am stating the obvious in saying that the best way to support the ICGA is to join it or sponsor it. Putting aside concerns about the lack of non-Windows realtime feeds, consideration of the excellent event which the ICGA and the event sponsors have worked long and hard to set up might encourage readers to do just that. I hope so. www.icga.org provides an online method. I hope you all enjoy the rest of the event as much as you have so far. Guy Haworth, VP, ICGA
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