Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:23:32 01/20/03
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On January 20, 2003 at 19:34:25, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: >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 More chances for a logjam too...
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