Author: Alexander Kure
Date: 01:02:07 11/13/99
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On November 12, 1999 at 22:04:00, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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. > > >'crafty' would certainly play.. Can't speak for the others.. > >But I suspect that commercial programs would avoid such an event, because >of little to gain and everything to lose... IE it is a rare WMCCC event that >gets most commercial programs to come. > Come on Bob! Don't be preoccupied! As far as Nimzo is concerned it will play and I think many of the other commercial programms would also like to participate. > > >> >>Would cheating be a concern? I pretty much trust all the programmers, but do >>others feel differently? >> > >There are risks... certainly... > > > > >>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
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