Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 04:27:19 03/01/04
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On February 29, 2004 at 23:04:31, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On February 29, 2004 at 22:25:05, Charles Roberson wrote: > >> >> Hi Omid, >> >> I thank you for having an open mind on this. As for my thoughts. >> I don't like A. IMHO, B is better. >> >> It may take more than 7 rounds to decide in 2004. If Rebel, Crafty, TheKing, >> Lambchop and Tiger (to name just a few) and/or a few others compete. It will >> take more than 7 rounds to decide. The number of rounds to decide depends >> on the competition. >> >> My dislike for A is the following: The 5th placed competitor in the 2nd >> group may be stronger than one or more of the top 4 in the first group. >> Thus format A introduces a considerable amount of luck. IMHO that would not >> be good. >> >> Again, thanks to all for an open mind. > >I completely agree with you. Add to that, that if i would be kicked out after 5 >rounds, that i'm not going to play another 6 rounds whatever happens. You play >for a title. When you're out, you're out and leave. I do not know a knockout >tournament where when you get kicked out, you continue to play on. Bad Aibling, Germany > >So 11 rounds swiss is much better, simply because you get all strong >participants as an opponent. > >If the winner is clear after 9 rounds, that is not an argument to explain that a >knockout tournament is better. > >If they end equal, there is still a knockout between the first 2 programs. >If they do not end equal there is a clear winner. End of discussion in both >cases. > >The world champs is there to allow everyone to have a shot at the commercials >and to feel their power and to let them show how strong they are. If they all >are so dead nervous again like they were against me in 2003, then i sure feel >that that world champs 2003 wasn't clear until the last playoff game and that >what was posted here by some is a complete nonsense. > >In a knockout you get 3 opponents to decide whether you are world champion, and >half of the games you still must play 2 blitz games to decide which program >moves on till the next round. In a 11 round swiss you get 11 opponents to decide >whether you are worth your world title. > >So you see. Someone who played black 4 times against 4 commercial programs in >world champs 2003, even such a guy prefers a 11 round swiss over a 3 round >knockout where the unlucky guys (usual 'amateurs') are kicked out simply and >feel for another 6 rounds they came there for nothing. > >In case the final decision is that a 3 round knockout tournament gets held >instead of a 11 round swiss and i happen to show up there (unlikely in case of a >3 round world champs), i'll only show up there only in the sure knowledge that >i'll leave if i am kicked out for that race. Tieing for 9th spot, no thanks.
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