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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