"MC" wrote in message
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Is it possible/feasible to add an internet (rated) category to major
tournaments? Imagine the scenario where users can log in remotely from
Internet-approved facilities (this can be a club with internet connections
an a USCF arbiter or TD making sure that computer cheating does not take
place).

I know this would greatly facilitate participation in tournaments for
folks
like me that can't travel due to expense limitations, family, etc, etc.
The
idea is to allow participation against *real* human opponents (versus the
current state of Internet and postal chess where you don't know for sure
if
your opponent on the other end is (c)heating...) for players that can't
travel or are otherwise limited to a specific geographic area. I'd even
be
willing to pay a fee for the use of such facilities, since it's better to
pay, say $50 over the normal tournament registration fee for this kind of
arrangement than several $100's for travel and accomodations (more if the
family wants to come along).

Any imaginative TD's out there that would like to experiment with this
idea?
I'd be one of the first ones to sign up...

MC


The devil is in the details. Would you have to hire a neutral arbiter at
every location to make sure the players don't cheat? Who supplies the
computers and internet connections? And what about problems of lag, broken
connections, etc.?

It would certainly be messy the first few times, until people worked out the
kinks.

-T