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Subject: Re: Zappa's dominating score...

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:38:40 08/22/05

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On August 22, 2005 at 13:25:38, Peter Kappler wrote:

>On August 22, 2005 at 12:56:13, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On August 22, 2005 at 11:57:33, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>Is it the largest margin (by percentage of points) ever for a WCCC or WMCCC
>>>event?
>>
>>
>>No.  Earlier WCCCs were won with perfect scores.  Deep Thought in 1989.  Fewer
>>rounds, but that really doesn't matter in a swiss where you have enough rounds
>>that the winner has to play the top programs...
>>
>>We also had a perfect score at one of the ACM events.  I think 1984 but I am not
>>sure without my files handy...
>
>
>He's asking something slightly different.  He wants to know if Zappa's 2-point
>margin of victory is the largest ever as a percentage of points.
>
>Dann, this page will help you answer your question:
>
>http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-comp.htm

I didn't really define "dominating" and so I was not really even sure myself
what I meant, I think.

The biggest margin in the listed games was 2 points, but some contests did not
supply a cross table.



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