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Subject: Re: WMCCC next year

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 05:42:12 11/10/97

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On November 10, 1997 at 05:45:40, Sylvain Renard wrote:

>
>On November 09, 1997 at 17:23:27, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>this is totally irrelevant.  Accelerated pairings is based on one
>>issue, and *only* one issue:  how many players and how many rounds.
>>With 11 rounds, this was not an issue at all.
>
>  Of course,  this is true. You should try to convince the ICCA board
>of those evidences. Otherwise, there will be accelerated paring
>in the next World Microcomputer Chess Championship.
>Mr Van den Herik wanted to accelerate the first four (!) rounds,
>after my protest, there were only two. Maybe if other people
>protest, there will be no accelerated pairing at all.

without wantint to sound too harsh, this seems like Jaap must have
discovered accelerated pairings the week before, and just *had* to
try 'em, without knowing when to use them and why they should/could be
used.  Hopefully he'll figure this out, it isn't difficult...



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