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Subject: Re: RULES FOR THE 12TH WORLD COMPUTER-CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Author: George Sobala

Date: 11:12:03 06/09/04

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On June 09, 2004 at 11:07:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:


>
>This seems to simply be _wrong_.
>
>White gets _more_ time in the sudden-death playoff?  The only way that makes
>sense is if a draw is treated as a win for black.
>
>This needs to be clarified or re-done.  More traditional would be _black_ gets
>12 minutes, white gets 10, to compensate for white's opening advantage.
>
>

Pretty standard Armageddon-type tie breaker format actually. Black DOES win if
he draws.



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