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Subject: Re: CCT8 Update: New entrant

Author: Peter Skinner

Date: 12:22:29 02/15/06

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On February 15, 2006 at 13:19:35, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>Nice but what hardware he will use? Any huge one or normal(fast).....?

It is on the website.

> Also is this the most large number of participants for a CCT or there have >been and any larger....?

I believe there has been as many as 54, but last year there were 44.

>I remember very recently Hiarcs and an experimental Junior participating. Did
>that happen in the last CCT or in another different than CCT tournament.....?

They may still join. They always seem to join very late each year. I am still
hopeful :)

> Also 9 rounds with so many participants seems a bit short for me. Do you
>consider increasing the number of rounds.....?

9 rounds is plenty. If I am correct you can have something like 256 participants
and 9 rounds will give a clear decisive winner. All the top people will all have
played each other as well :)

http://www.cctchess.be

Peter




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