Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:49:32 11/01/03
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On November 01, 2003 at 23:19:28, Peter Kappler wrote: >On November 01, 2003 at 22:22:42, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On November 01, 2003 at 04:33:03, Michel Langeveld wrote: >> >>>On October 31, 2003 at 22:27:56, Steve Lim wrote: >>> >>>>I don't mind running CCT6. I did a few of them before and have some free time on >>>>my hands (rare) =). >>>> >>>>If there is a need and no violent objections. =) >>>> >>>>Steve aka SJLIM on ICC. >>> >>>That would be wonderfull ... >>> >>>1) Can you make swiss pairings? >>> >>>We only need a date now ... I think januari would fit the best for the most... >>>Paderborn is in februari this year. >>> >>>2) Are you available on 2 weekends in januari? >>> >>>Michel >> >> >>What is the chance of doing this on a single weekend? Two weekends is a real >>pain. We really ended up with too many rounds the last time, the event was >>basically over and we played a couple of extra rounds that didn't change the >>final standings... > > >Huh? You must be thinking of another event. The final rounds definitely >changed the standings in CCT5. Maybe it was the previous one... But the idea is that log2(#entries) is a good number of rounds. Adding 1-2 more rounds is OK. Going beyond that is wasted, although with 50 it would not be nearly as bad as it was with smaller numbers... > >Round # Leader Score >------- ------ ----- > 7 Yace 6.0 > 8 Ferret 6.5 > 9 Crafty 7.0 > Ruffian 7.0 > Yace 7.0 > >The round 9 pairings included Ferret-Ruffian, Comet-Yace, Quark-Pepito, so the >top engines were still getting paired at the end. CCT5 had 45 entries, and I'm >sure we'll reach 50 this time. 9 rounds doesn't seem like too many. I do agree >that a one-weekend format is the way to go. > >-Peter
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