Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 19:22:30 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? > >For me it would be: > >number (and quality) of the participants >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 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 I'd be willing to let my program play. I can use the quad 450, a pentium pro 200, or if I'm given enough advanced notice, a single processor 450. I don't care which. A uniform event would be hard to arrange, but if I happen to have the right hardware, fine with me. An unequal hardware event would be fine with me. I do not want an event where hardware is handicapped, that sucks. I would rather that the event be a serious event, one that receives some amount of promotion, rather than an ad-hoc event with zero spectators and participants who drop out after round 3 and want back in for round 7. I would like to use my automatic interface, but if that is not allowed I would be somewhat hesitant but would probably still participate. I would like there to be some rules set up beforehand, and I would like there either to be a competent tournament director, or to structure the event such that we don't need one. I don't want to deal with an event where programs are entered by people other than authors, I don't want to play against some kid's copy of Fritz. If it is a manual tournament, I will be entering the moves for my program, and the guy entering moves on the other needs to have written the engine of the program that I'm playing against, either that or he needs to be evidently present. To spend this kind of time is a hardship, and the hardship is mitigated if everyone is there together taking part. I would not be worried about cheating, but I would like the rules to be explicit so that people don't cheat by accident. bruce
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