Author: David Dory
Date: 04:42:41 01/28/04
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> >> I agree with most that odd number of participants sucks, and that in case of >>odd number we should allow Olithink to participate this time. But if someone >>else complains he/she would have exactly the same right as Oliver to enter the >>tournament after the deadline. >> So for CCT7 I suggest to have a reserve engine decided _before_ the deadline >>comes. Gnuchess is an option but, in principle, any not so strong engine >>qualifies. There could be, for instance, in the register form an option to vote >>for a reserve engine among a list of logical candidates (GNU, TSCP, Gerbil, >>...). >> >> José C. On January 28, 2004 at 07:11:22, Ingo Bauer wrote: >Hello > >I have another proposal. > >The last one who joins will be thrown out if there is an odd number of >participants. That will boost the decision to take part or not! :-) > >Bye Ingo > Practical, surely, Ingo. However, I think it goes against the spirit of the whole endeavor. We don't want to boot anybody *out*, we want to include more programs *in*. Having a backup engine in reserve, or putting out a second call for more competitors, sounds like a great idea. Dave
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