Author: Nicolas Carrasco
Date: 09:11:19 11/13/99
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I think that this is a great idea, but for doing a tournament I think all chess programs must have the same hardware and how you can detect that at ICC? 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
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