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Subject: Re: Commercial entrants to future CCT's

Author: Rex

Date: 10:24:37 02/23/05

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On February 23, 2005 at 11:44:06, Peter Skinner wrote:

>With the CCT past and the IPCCC started I feel like I was severely lied to.
>
>Out of 8 commercial programs that I contacted regarding participating in the
>CCT, only 3 of 7 that declined for reasons of getting ready for the IPCCC are
>actually entered.
>
>If they didn't want to enter, there is no reason to lie about the reason. Just
>say you don't want to, or that you didn't like me as the tournament director, or
>even that Saturn was alligned with Mars and there was a chance you may have a
>seizure during the event.
>
>Frankly if this is the way those authors are going to conduct themselves, I
>don't care if they enter a future CCT.
>
>Maybe it is true. The gap between commercials and amateurs is to small for them
>to risk their hefty sales positive only results.
>
>Or maybe they are just spineless cowards.
>
>Peter


Nice post Peter,

This is why I NO LONGER will purchase a commercial chess program that will NOT
at least participate in some type of Computer Chess Tourney.  There are a few
BIG tourneys a year and now REQUIRE a commercial chess program to participate in
at least ONE tourney in order for my money to feed_their_mouth.......



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