Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:39:21 06/22/99
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On June 20, 1999 at 23:42:32, Will Singleton wrote: >On June 20, 1999 at 22:38:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On June 20, 1999 at 01:50:15, Andy McFarland wrote: >> >>>Why not WCCC00? On the Internet ! >>> >>>Andy >> >> >>Danny Sleator (Darooha), Zek, myself, and a few others started a discussion >>on ICC for hosting what might be called the ICCC (Internet Computer Chess >>Championship) next year. No firm details as I think a good bit of discussion >>is needed. General feeling was "open hardware" since enforcing a uniform- >>platform event would be nearly impossible. Another probable scenario would >>be a Swiss with maybe 6-7 rounds, then the top 4 play a round robin or some >>such... but ideas are welcome... I'll post summaries here as they are >>available... and perhaps set up a few times on ICC where channel 64 will be >>used to discuss this... >> >>Bob > >Yes, I thought the idea for multiple locales was a good one. That is, instead >of one site (Paderborn), have several sites around the world, each with a TD to >ensure the rules are followed. > >One benefit of this idea is that a hotel or other tournament hall is >unnecessary. With a smaller groups of people, a home, office or motel room >could function as a site. With reduced travel times, more rounds could be held. > >Worth talking about, anyway. > >Will > >(ps zek = andy) I know.. I've chatted with him from time to time. I have gotten into the 'habit' of using ICC handles, because it is too easy to "out" a GM that is using an anonymous handle if I get careless. The multiple site idea is one possible way to prevent odd things from happening (crafty clones, entering X but using CM6xxx, etc...) But it still does involve travel... IE such a trip in the US could still cost over a thousand dollars, which is non-trivial to many, particularly new entries...
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