Author: Amir Ban
Date: 14:20:31 08/24/01
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On August 24, 2001 at 16:50:28, Charles Young wrote: >Congratulation Amir, > >I am surmizing you are taking questions the same as the author of Shredder did >after his championship. > >1) What did you think about the multi category championship ? > I said it very plainly in the players meeting before the tournament start: the multi category makes no sense, and I don't consider myself competing in it. I used a dual not to be in the category, but to give me a better chance to win the tournament. There was discussing of which playoff to hold in case of ties, and the following possibility came up: The tournament ends with three programs tied, ranked by tie-breaking point; (1) multi (2) single (3) multi. What playoff to hold ? It was decided (1) will be declared tournament winner, (2) will win the single title, and (1) & (3) will playoff for the multi title, with the ridiculous possibility that (3) will win and (1) will remain as "only" the tournament winner. I said if this came up, and I was (1), I would have no interest in winning the playoff game, and may just forfeit it. Regarding the single event, it's questionable too, because several of their strongest single opponents were missing, having chosen to play dual. >2) Do you feel your title has been tarnished to any degree that Shredder is the >single cpu title holder ? > No. It would have been if (single) Junior7 had played in this tournament, but it didn't. >3) How would you like to see the title organized ? > In such an event the only titles that makes sense are overall champion and the amateur title. The multi and single titles are ICCA nonsense. The single title should be awarded in a single-only event. The multi title makes no sense at all, because any multi can be a single if he chooses to. Amir > > > > > >On August 24, 2001 at 16:37:20, Amir Ban wrote: > >> >>Having returned home I'd like to warmly thank all those who sent congratulations >>on this board and elsewhere. >> >>I want to congratulate the other prize winners Shredder, Quest, Gromit & >>Goliath. >> >>I want to congratulate ALL participants for producing the highest quality >>computer chess event ever, with games that appear to me to be of higher calibre >>than in previous tournaments. >> >>I want to thank all participants for keeping the spirit of friendliness and >>sportsmanship which characterizes WMCC events in recent years and makes them a >>pleasure to attend. >> >>Thanks to Jaap v.d. Herik and his U of Maastricht team for doing a really good >>job. >> >>Amir
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