Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 15:37:50 07/17/04
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On July 17, 2004 at 18:25:10, Andrew Wagner wrote: >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? Count for what?
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