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Subject: Re: ICC and the Computer Chess Championship

Author: Alexander Kure

Date: 08:27:59 11/16/99

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On November 16, 1999 at 11:17:43, Ricardo Gibert wrote:

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>This idea of flexible playing times will kill spectator interest. This is a bad
>idea. Besides, when computer events go on in europe, americans pay the price or
>don't play. Now it should the americans turn to play at a convenient time. All
>the games going on at the same time maximizes spectator interest.

I think the reason why so many computer chess events like W(M)CCC take place in
europe and not in the US is the simple fact that no sponsors show up who are
willing to support computer chess events in the US.
Therefore, to deduce privileges for americans from that fact bears absolutely no
logic.

Greetings
Alex



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