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Subject: Re: New list WCCC participants and Free Hardware

Author: enrico carrisco

Date: 21:13:20 05/28/04

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On May 28, 2004 at 22:37:13, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 28, 2004 at 20:57:06, enrico carrisco wrote:
>
>>On May 28, 2004 at 18:20:55, Slater Wold wrote:
>>
>>>On May 28, 2004 at 18:04:16, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>>>
>>>>On May 28, 2004 at 17:50:22, Slater Wold wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Not to mention other "commercial" authors who have participated in CCT.
>>>>
>>>>Hmm, I remember Junior being in, and Amir certainly has put up the
>>>>challenge to Bob a few times (the 10x hardware thing comes to mind).
>>>
>>>Which he lost.  Meaning both the 10x hardware thing & CCT6.
>>>
>>>>Enrico was also in with Hiarcs.
>>>
>>>Which came in AFTER Crafty in CCT6.
>>
>>Let's keep it in perspective, Slate.  I started the thread of support for Crafty
>>and completely agree Crafty has good chances.  However, what you quote above:
>>Hiarcs ranked 2nd to Crafty after a blitz playoff (no blitz playoffs in WCCC.)
>>Hiarcs ran on less than 25% of the CPU power and Hiarcs didn't drop a single
>>game to Crafty in the tournament.
>>
>>I said it before CCT6 even began and will say it now -- 5+3 blitz to settle
>>tie-breaks in a tournament is foolish, especially considering such statements as
>>above get made.
>>
>>-elc.
>
>Hey... I have said that same thing more than once myself.  :)  I don't like
>blitz games to break a standard time control tournament.  Makes no sense.  And I
>have not said that I have great chances to win, that I think I will win, or any
>other such statement.  I _did_ say that Crafty is going to be a handful for
>_anybody_.  And that is certainly true.  The game vs Hiarcs in CCT6 was really
>dictated by Crafty if you recall, and it did its best to create winning chances
>and almost did.  That shows that the search speed was enough to cope...
>
>Of course it _can_ lose every game.  And, on occasion I am sure there has been a
>flying pig also.  :)
>

Bob, I hope you understand my point.  Just as my post said originally and above
-- I feel you *DO* have good chances and knowing how you'll prepare, I say that
with even greater confidence.

My point above was just stating my dislike for blitz matches settling such a
tournament when the end result is being remembered as "finishing AFTER" such and
such program (when tied before the blitz portion.)  No one remembers the blitz
part -- just the final rankings....  (and the assumption is obvious.)

-elc.



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