Author: James Robertson
Date: 00:50:06 10/28/00
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On October 27, 2000 at 14:16:55, Steve Lim wrote: I think Insomniac will be able to play. Is it too late to enter? James >***** CCT 2 ***** > > >The 2nd ICC Computer Chess Tournament will begin November 4th 2000. > >CCT2 will be the account for this event and pairings/results will >be found in the fingernotes of CCT2-1 (rounds 1/3/5) CCT2-2 (rounds 2/4/6/8). > >Here are a small FAQ and some additional >information regarding this tournament. > >Q: When? >A: EST GMT > Rd 1, Sat Nov 4 , 10:00 15:00 > Rd 2, Sat Nov 4 , 12:20 17:20 > Rd 3, Sat Nov 4 , 14:40 19:40 > Rd 4, Sat Nov 4 , 17:00 22:00 >------------------------------------- > Rd 5, Sun Nov 5 , 10:00 15:00 > Rd 6, Sun Nov 5 , 12:20 17:20 > Rd 7, Sun Nov 5 , 14:40 19:40 > Rd 8, Sun Nov 5 , 17:00 22:00 > > >Q: Where? >A: The Internet Chess Club. Http://www.chessclub.com > > >Q: What timecontrols will be used? >A: 45 minutes + 10 seconds increment. > > >Q: What kind of pairings will be used? >A: Swiss. > > >Q: Do I need to be a member? >A: Yes. Many authors already have accounts for their programs. If you > don't have one and wish to join this tournament send me an email > and I will help you set one up. > > >Q: Who can play and what are the rules for entering/playing? >A: It is be open to all known programs, amateur as well as commercial. > >More information: > > > >* Incase there is a tie for first place , I will leave it to the winning >programs to decide how they wish to proceed. They can choose to share the title >or fight it out at a date/time that is agreed upon. > > > >* If a program disconnects he is giving reasonable time to connect > again (a couple of minutes). If he fails to do this the game will > be forfeited for the disconnected program. If a program disconnects > more that three times during one game it might get forfeited. > > > >* It is unfortunately impossible to guarantee that every program will > get exactly four white and four black games. Therefore, no protests > about one program getting more black than white games will be > taken into consideration. > > > >* Only the author (or co-author) or someone appointed by the author > is allowed to participate in this tournament. The author is > responsible for the appointed person. > > > >* As for the hardware, you are free to use what ever you want. > It would be impossible to try to get all participants use the > same computer-power and to make sure that they do. > > > >* Only original programs are allowed and ABSOLUTELY NO CLONES. > > > >What programs will play? >There are 24 programs currently > > > >Program Main Author >------------- -------------------- >Amateur ------------ Will Singleton >Amy ---------------- Thorsten Greiner >Arasan ------------- Jon Dart >Averno ------------- Jose Carlos >Crafty ------------- Robert Hyatt >Diep --------------- Vincent Diepeveen >Dorky -------------- Matt McKnight >EXchess ------------ Dan Homan >Ferret ------------- Bruce Moreland >Galahad ------------ James Swafford >Grok --------------- Peter Kappler >Hossa -------------- Steffen A. Jakob >Junior ------------- Amir Ban >LambChop ----------- Peter McKenzie >Mint --------------- Christian Söderström >Nimzo -------------- Chrilly Donninger >PostModernist ------ Andrew Williams >Shredder ----------- Stefan Meyer-Kahlen >Shrike ------------- Dan Newman >Storm -------------- Sean Empey >Tinker ------------- Brian Richardson >Terra -------------- Peter Fendrich >Yace --------------- Dieter Buerssner >ZChess ------------- Franck Zibi > > >Steve Lim (SJLIM) is the TD for this event. >If you wish to contact me directly, email to sjlim@chessclub.com
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