Author: James Swafford
Date: 18:20:16 11/12/99
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On November 12, 1999 at 21:01:53, Peter Kappler wrote: > >This idea came out of a discussion from a different thread, but I thought I'd >start fresh: > >Here's a question for all the programmers: How many of you would play in an >online tourney at ICC, and what factors would influence your decision? I'd play. :-) > >For me it would be: > >number (and quality) of the participants Doesn't matter. I'll get crushed by the comps on the high end of the scale, but as long as I learn something... >time control >number of rounds > >My personal preference would be to play at G/90, and to limit the number of >rounds so the event could be completed in a weekend. > >I suspect that many of the programs from Will's "Green List" would show up, but >I wonder if Crafty, Ferret, Diep, or any of the commercial programs would play? >Nothing to gain, perhaps? Maybe the ICC would sweeten the pot with a small >prize fund? Perhaps if ICC promoted the event, the publicity would make it more >interesting for the commercial programs. > >Would cheating be a concern? I pretty much trust all the programmers, but do >others feel differently? I'm with you. I think I know most of the programmer's on the Green List... a pretty trustworthy lot, I think. > >I'm interested in hearing everyone's opinion. It's a shame that we have this >fantastic public arena for online chess that has never been used to stage a >formal computer chess event... > >--Peter Let's rumble! :-) I'm in the process of moving, so there's a good chance that I won't be able to participate. It'd still be interesting to do something like this on a (semi) regular schedule. Remember Dann's thread - "Friday night fights"? I still think that was a great idea. -- James
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