Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 16:34:25 01/20/03
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On January 20, 2003 at 01:20:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 20, 2003 at 01:18:26, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >>On January 19, 2003 at 22:10:53, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>Also, consider that major swiss events typically have fewer than log2(entries), >>>so even fewer rounds than log2(entries) works. >> >>The most serious swiss events (World Jr. Ch, Olympics, Qualification for W.Ch >>and candidates, etc.) have always had more rounds than log2. >> >>Miguel > > >Where? except for round robins. No, I am talking swiss tournaments. >IE something like the olympiads have hundreds of players. I'm sure then don't Olympiads have 14 rounds and the number of teams might have reached ~150 as much. World Juniors have been 13 or 11 rounds. In the 70's those tournaments had around 50 players. Pansoviet tournaments for qualification for the Soviet Ch. had also many rounds. >play more than 1 or 2 above log2 for the reason given. But look at what happens >with a small number of players and large number of rounds... The more the merrier. Less chances for a fluke. Miguel
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