Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 12:23:52 05/23/04
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On May 23, 2004 at 10:32:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On May 23, 2004 at 08:28:39, Andrew Wagner wrote: > >>Hi all! >>Thanks to Pete Skinner, the authors-only tournament web page has a new home! You >>can now go to http://www.authors-only.webkikr.com/results.htm and click around, >>and everything is up-to-date. Thanks, Peter! >> >>Also, I have a question for those who participate: Yesterday, sinferno (Hiarcs) >>played, and I was also contacted by Slater Wold about operating Rebel 12, though >>he didn't actually make it. My question is, do you all want to allow such >>engines, not operated by the authors, as long as it's an official operator >>account? Would you rather see it as truly authors-only, so that ideas can be >>exchanged among the authors, or is it worth allowing official operators so you >>get a shot at these guys? >> >>Please, let me know your feedback. I very much feel that this is YOUR >>tournament, and have tried to run it in this manner. Thanks! Andrew > > >I don't have any problem with that, so long as (a) we just get one of each >program in and (b) it is a "real entry" with no funny stuff such as a bogus book >or oddball settings. IE the program is entered in what the author considers its >strongest configuration... Well, yesterday I purposely competed with a very hypermodern style of play with the current Hiarcs 10 Alpha I used. Figuring it was more of friendly tournament, I wasn't hugely concerned with loading a tournament book and using (what's thus far known) the strongest settings. I specifically wanted to see how this avoidance of heavy center control would work vs. Crafty and Sjeng. -elc.
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