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Subject: Re: CCT6: Now 6 Participants

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:51:11 11/12/03

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On November 12, 2003 at 01:36:03, Hans Meiser wrote:

>Hi,
>
>http://www.vrichey.de/cct6/
>
>The Problem of the tie-break:
>
>Suggestion:
>(1) two programs tied for the first place
>    a normal game 45 15 between the two leaders.
>    if draw two games 5 3 round robin
>
>(2) three programs tied for the first place
>    Six games 5 3 round robin
>
>best regards
>volker


My suggestion:

two tied, a normal 45/15 game.  If draw, we just have "co-champions".

three tied.  three rounds of 45/15.  a plays b, b plays c c plays a.
If any ties are left, we have co-champions.

Otherwise, let's play blitz from the start.  I see no valid reasoning to
use blitz to tie-break a "standard time-control" event.  Having co-champions
is (IMHO) better than a crap-shoot blitz match, where quick searches often
lead to wins/losses that have little to do with the actual playing skill of
the programs being used..



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