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Subject: Re: ICC authors-only tournament update and question for authors

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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