Author: Howard Exner
Date: 21:45:16 01/29/99
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On January 29, 1999 at 19:00:10, KarinsDad wrote: >On January 29, 1999 at 17:04:41, Howard Exner wrote: > >>Moths are to light as Grand Masters are to ______ ? >> >>Yes you've summarized it nicely. Having such an event occur >>of GM's vs computers (like Aegon or Harvard Cup but ensuring >>the 40/2 time control) will need sponsorship. Chess seems to have >>found a home on the internet. Events are being covered in real time >>and articles abound on these events (today's Hoogovens for example). >>If the internet is good for chess then maybe chess can be good for >>the internet could be an approach to take with possible sponsors >>who have a vested interest in the internet. Sponsors Microsoft, >>Intel, AMD, Yahoo ... Would these big corporations be interested if they >>could get something in return? > >I do not like the Internet solution for the GMs. I should clarify what I meant. Corporations involved with the internet might be persuaded to be sponsors as they could advertise to the chess community, which to a large degree hangs out on the internet and have interest in computers in general. In other words we would be a good target audience for the promoters (Intel ...) of such an event. These corporations might determine that the event would draw enough spectators to merit their sponsorship. I would also want the tournament played in a hall as GM's are used to that arena. The games could covered by the internet of course as we see in the big GM tournaments of today. >What is to prevent a highly >motivated GM from running the program at the same time in order to determine in >each position the program's main PV and plan accordingly? > >Hard to control. The GMs should all be in one location where the games can be >watched. > >Running the programs from the Internet is less of a problem. What are you going >to cheat with, another program? Faster hardware? > >KarinsDad > >> >>One other consideration that might deter GM's is there ability >>to act as promotional vehicles for the software companies. While they would >>be attracted to a monetary incentive they might not want to be used in >>promotions for different software. Perhaps a contract stating that >>they cannot be used in advertisements of the kind that say "buy X as >>it defeated GM Y in the GM vs Computer Challenge Cup". >> >>It would be fun to watch a real 40/2 tournament like the one you are proposing. >>Not random quick time control games on ICC, nor IM's playing in loud, >>distracting shopping malls (Hergott vs Hiarcs for example).
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