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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