canecon
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re:Chess Server Master List - Input Request - 2006/12/24 01:28
As you are probably aware, this has been the subject of fierce debate on
http://www.correspondencechess.com/bbs/ ! 
My position is that on a casual correspondence chess server such as mine, where official ratings are not at stake, there is less of a need for game security in terms of publishing live. So currently, yes, they are shown live without any delay and without requesting anyones permission. I think this is also the position of the chessfriend server where high money prizes are at stake, but this needs to be checked. I may review this policy for high profile tournaments which are hosted in the future
Certainly players want their innovations to be protected, and because of the simultaneous nature of correspondence chess, such protection is arguably more important in correspondence than over-the-board events or online real time events (equivalent to over-the-board). Innovations could be used in theory in other games which are being played in parallel. Additionally other players may be influenced by viewing a certain players live games. It is a case of the observer potentially altering what is being observed
The opposing arguments often related to publicity and marketing of correspondence chess, and I suppose in particular grabbing the attention and interest of the over-the-board chess players. For example, players with ICCF ratings even over 2400 are going to play games of much higher quality than over-the-board grandmasters (2500 onwards) because of the enormous amount of analysis and research they can do on every single move. Most would never blunder the way Kasparov has done recently for example. Therefore the publication of on-going correspondence chess games, is the publication in effect of an unseen before level of quality chess. An insight into this quality of correspondence games can be gained from reading Tim Hardings "64
Great Chess Games". So to see these quality games in action as they are played, may be interesting and instructive to many players. However, as I have also highlighted on the Tccmb, well annotated completed games are particularly instructive, and Tim Hardings book is an obvious example of such.
Best wishes
Tryfon Gavriel
www.letsplaychess.com.
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