Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 16:44:01 12/01/03
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On December 01, 2003 at 19:35:15, Mike Byrne wrote: >You have 3 years to work on this: > >1. Improve the computer source challenge - challenges should be me made prior >to or after the tournament, but not during. If a challenge is made after the >tournament, then all of the disqualified contestant games should be stricken >from the official record as if they were never played. All contestants should >be advised of the dates that they must provide source prior to/ or after the >tournament so they can plan accordingly. There should be also a procedure to >ensure that the source provided is the one actually used by the contestants. >I'm sure something could be worked out. > >Alternatively, the all sources could be reviewed prior to the tournament by the >experts who have signed non-disclosure agreements and why not - if Fritz Ruel >has to provide his code - make everyone provide their code for inspection. I >seriously doubt that would pass. > >2. Something has to be done about the draw rule - that game should have never >been allowed to continue. For 30 years, the correct rules were followed - this >year it was not - that is a disgrace. > >Other than that, it was a great tournament [cough, cough]. > >Seriously, whatever goodwill that the tournament generated was torpedo by these >two events that were mishandled. That is a shame. Oops - I meant WCCC and not WMCC(sic).
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