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Subject: Re: Could someone explain this to me???

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:44:13 08/14/05

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On August 14, 2005 at 21:37:39, Stephen A. Boak wrote:

>On August 14, 2005 at 21:24:57, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On August 14, 2005 at 21:02:33, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On August 14, 2005 at 17:51:50, Theo van der Storm wrote:
>>>
>>>>  # Name                   1    2   P    BU   SB     G
>>>>  1 Fruit                 6b1 10w1  2.0   1.5  1.50  2
>>>>  2 Zappa                 5w1  9b1  2.0   1.5  1.50  2
>>>>  3 Crafty                4b=  7b1  1.5   2.5  1.75  2
>>>>  4 Shredder              3w=  8b1  1.5   2.5  1.75  2
>>>>  5 The Crazy Bishop      2b0 12w1  1.0   2.0  0.00  2
>>>>  6 Jonny                 1w0 11b1  1.0   2.0  0.00  2
>>>>  7 Deep Junior          11b1  3w0  1.0   1.5  0.00  2
>>>>  8 Diep                 12b1  4w0  1.0   1.5  0.00  2
>>>>  9 Deep Sjeng           10b=  2w0  0.5   2.5  0.25  2
>>>> 10 The Baron             9w=  1b0  0.5   2.5  0.25  2
>>>> 11 Fute_MT               7w0  6w0  0.0   2.0  0.00  2
>>>> 12 IsiChess MMX          8w0  5b0  0.0   2.0  0.00  2
>>>>
>>>> # Name                 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12    P    BU   SB
>>>> 1 Fruit                X  .  .  .  .  1  .  .  .  1  .  .   2.0   1.5  1.50
>>>> 2 Zappa                .  X  .  .  1  .  .  .  1  .  .  .   2.0   1.5  1.50
>>>> 3 Crafty               .  .  X  ½  .  .  1  .  .  .  .  .   1.5   2.5  1.75
>>>> 4 Shredder             .  .  ½  X  .  .  .  1  .  .  .  .   1.5   2.5  1.75
>>>> 5 The Crazy Bishop     .  0  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  .  .  1   1.0   2.0  0.00
>>>> 6 Jonny                0  .  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  .  1  .   1.0   2.0  0.00
>>>> 7 Deep Junior          .  .  0  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  1  .   1.0   1.5  0.00
>>>> 8 Diep                 .  .  .  0  .  .  .  X  .  .  .  1   1.0   1.5  0.00
>>>> 9 Deep Sjeng           .  0  .  .  .  .  .  .  X  ½  .  .   0.5   2.5  0.25
>>>>10 The Baron            0  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  ½  X  .  .   0.5   2.5  0.25
>>>>11 Fute_MT              .  .  .  .  .  0  0  .  .  .  X  .   0.0   2.0  0.00
>>>>12 IsiChess MMX         .  .  .  .  0  .  .  0  .  .  .  X   0.0   2.0  0.00
>>>>
>>>>Fute_MT = Futé Multi-Threading by Jean-Louis Boussin.
>>>>
>>>>Theo
>>>>
>>>>PS: For more results and background information do not go to:
>>>>http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/news/wccc/2005/results.php
>>>
>>>
>>>Did you use Swiss Perfect to generate this? or PGNExtract?
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>
>>I did not realize that Crafty had had two blacks in a row.  How in the hell is
>>that possible after only two rounds have been played?  Is someone on drugs over
>>there or what???
>>
>>Even worse, why would Crafty have two blacks in a row, against the two top
>>seeds?
>>
>>Seems a bit strange, to say the least.
>>
>>The TD apparently needs a brain transplant...
>
>Is it a Round Robin (read that somewhere), since 12 programs & 11 rounds?
>
>Each program must receive an extra Black or extra White across all rounds.  Not
>sure if it is guaranteed that colors always alternate perfectly for all
>entrants.
>
>If you don't get at least 5 Whites in the last 9 rounds, there could be a
>definite problem.  :)
>
>--Steve


actually, according to the official rules it is an 11 round swiss, which just
happens to turn into an 11 round round-robin since there are just 12 players.
No reason to (a) not alternate colors and (b) get two blacks against #1/#2 seeds
in the first two rounds.  That's just broken, period...




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