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Subject: Re: Live computer chess tournament at UAB? Bob?

Author: Andrew Wagner

Date: 15:25:10 07/17/04

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On July 17, 2004 at 18:03:17, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On July 17, 2004 at 17:49:44, Andrew Wagner wrote:
>
>>On July 17, 2004 at 16:48:05, Peter Berger wrote:
>>
>>>On July 17, 2004 at 16:10:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 17, 2004 at 11:38:32, Andrew Wagner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Bob, do you think UAB would be interested/willing to host such an event? Say,
>>>>>sometime next summer?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It is certainly probable...
>>>
>>>Probable? Or possible?
>>>
>>>Don't forget there is also WCCC 2005 scheduled for next summer. On the other
>>>hand, as it is not yet decided where it will take place, maybe you want to
>>>organize it?
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>Does the ICGA really rely on people to organize their events? I really don't
>>know. If so, and if they're willing to make WCCC 2005 a US-based event, and fund
>>it, I'm more than willing to arrange it. I had intended to arrange a tournament
>>in addition to theirs, however.
>
>That is one of the main problems. It always comes back to money with the ICGA.
>They used to require some huge sum of money, and I assume they still do.
>Something like $50,000 or $100,000 is what I've heard.
>
>At the very least, I think you should get something going online. Maybe an
>online U.S. or North American Internet Championship. Maybe every other year (or
>every third year, or whatever) could be an in person event. My concern is that
>since there hasn't been anyting in-person in quite a few years that if you shoot
>straight for that it might not be very successful. Steven Edwards was heading up
>an initiative to form a North American computer chess association, with online
>and in-person events, but I haven't heard any news in a while. Maybe you should
>contact him and see if you guys can get something going.

The authors-only tournament on ICC don't count?



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