Author: Peter Berger
Date: 05:33:19 05/28/01
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I think the CCT3 was a great and enjoyable event ! The atmosphere was very friendly and there were no debates this time . A few ideas and suggestions for future events though: a.) Every engine participating should be able to and do write logfiles . These should be sent to some arbiter right after the game has been finished in case of debates. As far as I know every participant would have been able to do so ( for example for the WinBoard programs the winboard.debug would be sufficient ) . b.) Unknown programs There have been a few unfriendly remarks about Searcher . This program was known though and had competed on the servers for a while . So everyone interested could have had a look at some of its games before the tournament started . I expected Searcher to do quite OK . I am much more concerned about Butcher . This program was completely unknown and never played any public games before the tournament . Please : I really don't want to say anything bad about this program and its author - I only think there should be some general policy for cases like this one before the next CCT is announced. c.) Tiebreakers . Before the tournament starts the rules should be clear . There was a little discussion after the tournament about a tie-break between Fritz and Ferret . With all of the opponents close together Buchholz or a similar system probably would be fine - again I think this should be decided before the tournament starts . d.) Number of Rounds 8 rounds ( as any even number ) is not a good number for a Swiss event . 5,7 or 9 ( odd ) are much better . Some expert for the Swiss system could explain better than me . Main reason is the colour issue in the even rounds as far as I remember . e.) Manual Programs To say it frankly : I think they should be forbidden for the CCTs . In this tournament only SOS and Diep were manual ; for both programs automated versions would have been availlable, too . Both operators are beyond any doubt - I am 100% sure they operated fair . It's just the potential for trouble with manually operated programs I think should be avoided . f.) GM/IM commentary This was a brilliant feature - I really hope you'll keep it for future tournaments. g.) Contacting ICCA ? I think the CCTs are great events and might be the future for computerchess tournaments . Maybe the ICCA should be contacted so there could be an official title to be earned there ? Everything IMHO - of course . pete
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