Author: James Robertson
Date: 17:04:09 07/07/04
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On July 07, 2004 at 19:53:40, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On July 07, 2004 at 19:51:36, James Robertson wrote: > >>It means plenty. It means that Shredder is the blitz champion. It means that >>Crafty is the runner up. >> >>I suppose that most people consider the tournament time controls as more >>weighty, but that's is just opinion. Perhaps the most common opinion, but there >>is no scientific reason why the blitz tournament is less important for >>determining program quality. > >The operator skill is much more important there than in the standard event... > >A good operator can give the program 5 mins. A slow one 3 mins. That oughtta >count for something... > >-- >GCP That is a good point, especially if you consider times when the operator actually loses on time. I think it is interesting that operator decisions in the standard event have still made a huge difference in its outcome, e.g. Shredder last year. James
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