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Subject: Re: RULES FOR THE 12TH WORLD COMPUTER-CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 09:50:06 06/10/04

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On June 10, 2004 at 01:30:06, Tony Werten wrote:

>On June 10, 2004 at 01:08:55, Robert Hyatt wrote:
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>>On June 10, 2004 at 00:08:39, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
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>>>On June 09, 2004 at 11:07:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
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>>>>On June 09, 2004 at 03:54:25, Mark Winands wrote:
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>>>>>RULES FOR THE 12TH WORLD COMPUTER-CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
>>>>>
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>>>>It worked just fine for 25 years of ACM events and previous WCCC events I have
>>>>attended.
>>>
>>>Your impression is also based upon 7 rounds and 30 participants.
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>>No idea what you mean.  Through 1989 WCCCs were 5 rounds.  I don't recall the
>>max participants but we never had 32 for sure.  5 rounds is enough.
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>In Paderborn 1999, XiniX was seeded 35, but only the first 32 were allowed to
>play.
>
>Tony

I wasn't there of course.  But I believe the largest WCCC I actually attended
was in Alberta Canada in 1989 with 24 participants.  BTW Paderborn 1999 claims
to have only 30 entries...  Perhaps a couple dropped out at the last minute?




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