Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-22 Thread Achim Mueller
> Hello Achim! > Rybka is a UCI chess engine programmed by International Master Vasik > Rajlich. What chess has to do with backgammon? This strikes me as an excuse Both the World Computer Chess Championship and the Computer Olympiade are organized by ICGA. Also the same rules regarding the orginal

Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-21 Thread WILSON AMARAL JORGE
Hello Achim! Rybka is a UCI chess engine programmed by International Master Vasik Rajlich. What chess has to do with backgammon? This strikes me as an excuse not to participate. Gnu must overcome the trauma caused by the successive wins of bgblitz.

Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-21 Thread Achim Mueller
2011/8/16 boomslang : > Hi Frank, > What exactly are the requirements to participate? What format will the > matches be and how much time does it take approximately? Are there any costs > involved? I took part in 2002 and 2003 and it was as Mssimiliano said. We agreed on a certain format and ju

Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-16 Thread Frank Berger
Hi Boomslang, > What exactly are the requirements to participate? Nothing special. If you want to represent GnuBG and no one from the GnuBG Team objects this would be o.k. > What format will the matches be and how much time does it take approximately? This will be on common agreement. In the pa

Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-16 Thread Massimiliano Maini
Hi all, I'll reply to this with the bit of info I can provide. I participated on behalf of gnubg team in a past edition of computer olympics. Due to lack of participants (only Frank and me), the format was absolutely free, just some time constranits (having it over before a given time). Atmosphere

Re: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-16 Thread boomslang
: > From: Frank Berger > Subject: [Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : > November 18 to November 26, 2011 > To: bug-gnubg@gnu.org > Date: Monday, 1 August, 2011, 19:13 > Hi all, > > The Computer Olympiad take place in Europe again. It will > be betw

[Bug-gnubg] 16th Computer Olympiad, Tilburg, the Netherlands : November 18 to November 26, 2011

2011-08-01 Thread Frank Berger
Hi all, The Computer Olympiad take place in Europe again. It will be between November 18 to November 26 in Tilburg, the Netherlands. (Details here http://www.grappa.univ-lille3.fr/icga/event.php?id=43 and here: www.icga.org ) Anyone willing to represent GnuBG? Just to make sure, attending the w