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Subject: Re: CCT7 Website it up - Listing of first entrants

Author: Anthony Cozzie

Date: 21:52:05 12/12/04

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On December 13, 2004 at 00:11:59, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On December 12, 2004 at 23:45:26, Will Singleton wrote:
>
>>I like the website, looks good.  Thanks for volunteering for TD.  It's not an
>>easy job to do well, since people expect timely results and pairings, as well >as troubleshooting.  And, have you thought about expert commentary?
>
>Thank you in regards to the website. It was not all that difficult to do, but
>will be very easy to update. That was the main focus.
>
>Yes I have, and have been in contact with several GM/IM's from ICC that maybe
>willing to participate.
>
>>I'm a bit worried about the time control.  With only a 3 sec increment,
>>inevitably there will be games that turn into blitz.  People don't seem
>>concerned, though, so I guess it's pointless to argue.  50+3 is, however,
>>unusual, I don't think I've seen it played much, if at all.
>
>The time control was suggested by someone else, and was actually favoured by
>quite a few others because it would ultimately produce games lasting under 2
>hours.
>
>Will you be participating with Amateur?
>
>Peter
>
>I merely took the popular vote and chose that time control.
>
>Peter

I mentioned earlier that I thought a small increment would be good, and it seems
a number of other people have had similar thoughts.  The reason I like it is
that with a long increment that one 150 move game just takes forever (at a 10s
increment it would get an extra half an hour!), and with a tournament as big as
CCT there is always SOMEONE who has a 150 move game.  Especially if Uri joins :)
 So I prefer having a mostly fixed timecontrol.  OTOH, this means that we will
have to manage our time carefully.

anthony




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