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

Author: Andrew Wagner

Date: 15:46:20 07/17/04

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On July 17, 2004 at 18:37:50, Russell Reagan wrote:

>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?

You said I should organize something online. My point is that I already am. I
would like to see something live in the US again.



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