upcoming events (more?)

[Tord Romstad]

I'm a bit disappointed that nobody seems to care about the OPCCC next weekend. Details can be found on the ICGA web site.

Can you say what is OPCCC? I couldn't find it in the page you gave?
What OPCCC stand for?

The Open Polish Computer Chess Championship, played in Lodz June 29 - July 1. The participating engines are Armageddon, Atak, Booot, Diep, Excelsior, Glaurung, Gosu, Matacz, Matant, NanoSzachy, Nesik, Rybka, Rzeznik, Sierzant, Tytan, Warrior, WildCat and Zappa.

The link is found if you scroll a little bit down on the ICGA site, but if you have problems finding it, here's a direct link to the tournament website.

Tord

[Mike S.]

Thanks! I will wait until tomorrow and then I'll write an updated list with the upcoming events, including the additions.

[Mike S.]

June 29th-July 1st:
6th Open Polish Computer Chess Championships
http://mpps.64pola.pl/mpps6/index.htm

July 5th-8th:
Larry Kaufman's Rybka vs GM Jaan Ehlvest - the Rematch
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforu ... d=794;pg=1

July 21st+22nd:
2007 World Computer Rapid Chess Championships
http://www.taccl.org/2007Presidents.html (ACCA)

August 14th-16th:
3. Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship
http://chesstigers.de/ccm7/computer_wm. ... 6&subkat=1


Also already scheduled is the next CCT:

January 26th+27th, 2008:
CCT 10
http://www.cctchess.info/

[IWB]

June 29th-July 1st:
6th Open Polish Computer Chess Championships
http://mpps.64pola.pl/mpps6/index.htm

... in the upper tourney.

The organisators do not allow or simply dont have remote connections.

The current list of participants is here:

http://mpps.64pola.pl/mpps6/new_page_1.htm

Bye
Ingo

[mclane]

cool. vincent there. glaurung plays too AND david levy as "special guest".

thats better than watching television.

my best wishes to the polish computerchess people.

[IWB]

my best wishes to the polish computerchess people.

Lets wait who is really there at the end. (rock)

Bye
Ingo

[Harvey Williamson]

July 5th-8th:
Larry Kaufman's Rybka vs GM Jaan Ehlvest - the Rematch
http://rybkaforum.net/cgi-bin/rybkaforu ... d=794;pg=1

July 21st+22nd:
2007 World Computer Rapid Chess Championships
http://www.taccl.org/2007Presidents.html (ACCA)

August 14th-16th:
3. Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship
http://chesstigers.de/ccm7/computer_wm. ... 6&subkat=1


Also already scheduled is the next CCT:

January 26th+27th, 2008:
CCT 10
http://www.cctchess.info/


If there are more 'big' events upcoming within the next few month, please add information.

http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com ... &Itemid=28

The Dutch Open In leiden is the weekend of the 26th October.

[Tord Romstad]

cool. vincent there. glaurung plays too AND david levy as "special guest".

thats better than watching television.

It's also worth mentioning that there's a human vs computer match on Friday morning: GM Bartlomiej Macieja will play against Butcher, Diep, Glaurung and Matacz (Diep and Glaurung have taken the places of Rybka and Zappa, who unfortunately had to withdraw from the tournament at the last minute).

I wonder how the human vs computer match will be played, though. Macieja is supposed to play against all four programs Friday between 9:00 and 12:00. Will he give a simultaneous exhibition, or is he playing four successive rapid games with no breaks in between? In both cases, he has a tough program for Friday morning, and he demonstrates remarkable courage in accepting the challenge.

Of course it is a big disappointment that Rybka and Zappa won't be there, but I still look forward to meeting my Polish computer chess friends again. It will be a great pleasure to play in this tournament.

Tord

[Werner]

Hi Tord,
there is a good chance for Glaurung to win here now

[Tord Romstad]

Hi Tord,
there is a good chance for Glaurung to win here now

Hello Werner,

Diep is of course the clear favorite, and WildCat, arguably the most overlooked and underestimated chess engine in the known universe, also has a good chance to win. There are also plenty of other engines which could suprise, including mine.

Fortunately, I am an amateur, which means that I can relax, have fun, and enjoy the show, without caring about how many points my own engine scores.

Tord