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Subject: Re: World Computer Chess Championship in North America.. revised

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 05:03:49 07/17/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 23:35:10, Keith Ian Price wrote:

>On July 16, 2002 at 18:21:14, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>
>>On July 16, 2002 at 18:18:05, Kevin Strickland wrote:
>>
>>>On July 16, 2002 at 17:27:18, Russell Reagan wrote:
>>>
>>>>That will give you 12 programs in the championship event. Do you plan on >holding a swiss tournament between those 12, or having matches between them, >or do you have another idea? The reason I ask is that if you have 12, and you >have matches between them, you narrow it down to 6 after the first round, then >down to 3 after the second round, and then you have an odd number. I think >optimally it would be best to use a 12 participant swiss tournament to narrow >down the field to 4 or 2, then play matches between those participants to >determine the winner.
>>>
>>>That is exactly what I am trying to do. Have 12 participants in the final event,
>>>make a swiss system and the best program will win.
>>>
>>>>>Once a program wins a specific tournament it can not enter the ones after it.
>>>>
>>>>I think you mean, once a program qualifies for the world championship event, it
>>>>cannot enter another one of the ICC qualifying tournaments, right?
>>>
>>>Yes exactly. Once a program wins an ICC qualification tournament it will not be
>>>allowed in the other 3. If a program does not win in the first one it can enter
>>>all 4 until is possibly wins. Only the top 3 participants in the tournaments can
>>>not enter the next one. They have qualified.
>>>
>>>>>Does this seem more reasonable, and possible?
>>>>
>>>>Yes, I think so. I think it would be wise to continue to take input for quite a
>>>>while and refine the whole process so that the event is a success.
>>>>
>>>>Keep up the good work!
>>>>
>>>>Russell
>>>
>>>I intend to. Taking all suggestions into account sure.. implementing all of them
>>>would not be possible. There are just going to be to many.
>>>
>>>Kevin.
>>
>>Shredder
>>Junior
>>Fritz
>>Tiger
>>Rebel
>>Hiarcs
>>Gandalf
>>Goliath
>>The King
>>
>>That's 9, and I'm sure I've missed more.  Exactly what is the purpose of holding
>>this in North American again?
>>
>>Do you see my point?
>>
>>It makes no sense to hold a tournament in North American if the North Americans
>>can only go as spectators.
>>
>>If *that* doesn't bother you, this is going to flop very quickly.
>>
>>bruce
>
>Tiger is a program by a North American.

No doubt this is news to Christophe Theron.

Andrew


> Crafty may well qualify. Ferret could
>well qualify, if you wanted to try. By your logic, the World Cup should only be
>played in South America and Europe, as well.
>
>kp



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