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Subject: Re: HandiCapping The WCCM2000

Author: Jason Williamson

Date: 14:19:12 08/15/00

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On August 15, 2000 at 13:44:54, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On August 15, 2000 at 13:25:53, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>Hello Mogens,
>>I think in any contest of less than 100 games LUCK will be a big factor.
>>I've seen too many comp/comp contest where in a short match you get very
>>unexpected results.  It will be very interesting but will not necessarily have
>>the best program win.
>>Jim
>
>Hey Jim,
>
>Exactly my point. The Swiss system is good for human contests, because the
>players normally perform regularly throughout the tournament. And as you say,
>I've seen enough comp-comp games to agree, the possibility of unexpected results

HEY!  I don't even perform normally through one game, let alone one tournament.
Actually, Swiss system events have the same shortcomings for human events as
well as computers.  Its just as random.

JW



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