Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:34:01 11/13/99
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On November 13, 1999 at 04:02:07, Alexander Kure wrote: >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. > I'm not 'preoccupied'. I was simply pointing out that getting all the commercial programs into a tournament hasn't happened in a long time, to the best of my knowledge. There was a long-standing tradition that the 'last winner' didn't play in the next tournament, for example. >> >> >>> >>>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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