Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 05:02:32 12/16/99
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On December 16, 1999 at 07:26:30, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >Hi Frank, > >i think that publications about amateur computer chess is a difficult point. It >seems to me that only a tiny minority of people (like us) is interested in this. >A few weeks ago, Marcus from ChessBits has put this question in his forum. Even >there it turned out that most people want to know about Fritz & Co. Of course, >the magazine editor has to account for the wishes of the readers. So, you will >have still some 'propaganda' to do. > >BTW, the only real exception which I know is the CSVN magazine 'Computerschaak'; >they report a lot about amateur events, programs and authors, and also have >technical contributions. Well, unfortunately it's in Dutch. But as a German you >can get used to it. > >Uli this is a sad topic. i guess the professional computer-chess-magazins do not write about amateurs because they cannot make money selling them. and often makers of chess-magazins are living from making money somehow. but we have people like you and frank and many other freaks too who will not stop their good work and helping the amateur-field.
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