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

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 13:49:38 05/23/04

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On May 23, 2004 at 15:23:52, enrico carrisco wrote:

>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.

No problem with that.  I'm talking about the guys that play with _really_
oddball books.  IE nothing but unsound gambits, etc...

If an author wants to use such a book, more power to him of course... :)





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