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Subject: Re: ICCA match questions

Author: Frank Phillips

Date: 10:44:06 08/19/01

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On August 19, 2001 at 13:26:39, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On August 19, 2001 at 11:10:32, Charles Young wrote:
>
>>Is there a webpage breaking down the hardware the programs at the ICCA match are
>>using ??
>>
>>I heard there was to be two divisions, single cpu and multi-cpu, yet the
>>homepage only reflects one set of results.  Can anyone fill me in on this ?
>
>The rules are rather complicated.  There are two groups, the singles and the
>multies.  The are paired together in one giant mess.  Multies play singles, as
>well as within their own class.
>
>At the end, the top multi wins that title, and the top single wins that title.
>
>If there are ties between two or more multies, or two or more singles, the top
>two (based upon tie-break points), will play a playoff.  The playoff is a
>shorter tournament game, if that's drawn there are two blitz games, and if there
>is still a tie there is a blitz game where black has draw odds.
>
>There is also an amateur title, which will be awarded to the top amateur, with
>no playoff possible (ties resolve through tie-break).
>
>Additionally, there are three medals provided by the sponsor, which will be
>awarded to the top three programs based upon tie-break (no playoffs, no
>single/multi distinction).  The medals don't have anything to do with any world
>titles, they are just olympiad medals.
>
>The above was the outcome of a large fight in the players' meeting.
>
>bruce

Err.........so who gets to be World Champion then if the single gets the same or
less points than a mutliprocessor entry.  Or do we have two?

Frank



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