Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 06:20:19 08/26/00
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On August 26, 2000 at 07:41:10, Steve Lim wrote: > Hi all. > > First off, congrats to Stefan for winning the WMCCC 2000! > > ICC was due to have its 2nd CCT in late July following a 6 month (bi-annual) >schedule. However, it was brought to my attention that since the WMCCC was in >august, September might make more sense. (programmers wouldn't want to expose >their tournament books etc). > > Well, September is just around the corner. I'd like to take a general survey >as to the type and dates of CCT #2. > > Something in a previous post by Christophe Theron captured my attention.. > >"The idea of playing each opponent 2 times, once with white and then with black >is indeed very interesting. > >It is easy to do, and does not need more organization effort: it does not >generate more moving computers around. > >Combine this with faster time controls, and you get a much reliable tournament >result." > >I guess feasibility of a double round robin with alternating colors depends on >the # of participants. > The idea was for a swiss where each program would play 5 opponents 2 games each for a total of 10 games. > >I'd be very happy to get some feedback on your thoughts, > >Many thanks, >Steve Lim aka SJLIM(*) on ICC. > >Quote of the month.. > >"I always pick Shredder to win because he freaking always wins." - Bruce
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