Author: Brian Richardson
Date: 07:19:26 11/17/99
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On November 16, 1999 at 16:46:10, Peter McKenzie wrote: >On November 16, 1999 at 12:37:51, Brian Richardson wrote: > >>On November 16, 1999 at 08:16:03, Inmann Werner wrote: >> >>>Hello >>> >>>I did not write much in the thread about the tournament, cause there are so "big >>>names" in. Clear, that it is most interesting to have the most strong programs >>>at the tournament. :-) >>> >>>Question: >>>Who is allowed to participate? >>>Should it only be a tourney of the "big ones" (above 2600 ELO) or are also some >>>amateurs with about 2400 ELO, or maybe als 2200 ELO programs allowed and wanted. >>> >>>I would be really interested to join the tourney, as it will be the first one >>>for me. My program often plays at "Winboard Tournaments", but never at a real >>>one. ELO might by slightly under 2400. >>>But the question is not!! only of my engine.... >>> >> >>Just an idea, but how about two groups, say A and B. A would be all "known" or >>established programs, and B would be for "unknown" or first timers? > > >Are you talking about running 2 separate tournaments? The problem with that >sort of splitting up of the field is that there are always arguments about which >group a particular program should go into. I wouldn't want to prevent anyone >from having a chance of winning the whole deal. These days some of the new >programs are quite strong, although they might not have played in any >tournaments before. Also, some of the weaker programs want a chance to test >themselves against the 'big boys' - everyone loves the odd upset! > >The beauty of the Swiss Pairing System is that it handles a these issues quite >nicely. After a few rounds, the lower programs tend to fight it out at the >bottom of the draw and the top programs tend to play each other just like the 2 >groups scenario. The advantage of course being the extra flexibility for well >performing 'lower' programs to sneak up into the top group and vice versa. > >If there are prizes, then I'm all for some sort of 'group B' prize for the >amateur or first timer with the highest score but lets keep it simple and have a >single Swiss Tourny. > I know nothing about tournaments (nor even how a Swiss works), so whatever is fine with me--I just didn't want to get knocked out of everything after an early loss...assuming I can get my program ready to play--the Winboard interface works but I have no idea of how to play via ICC... >> >>That way the two groups might have some more reasonable expectations to be worth >>the time (speaking as a Group Ber) >> >>>IMHO, some others are also interested in this issue. >>>If you allow "everybody" to join, this can become a really big tourney, and that >>>with only 8 rounds.... >>> >>>Werner >>> >>>Hope of a free discussion about this.
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