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Subject: Re: CCT8 Update: New entrant

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:15:49 02/15/06

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On February 15, 2006 at 16:10:04, George Tsavdaris wrote:

>On February 15, 2006 at 15:18:56, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On February 15, 2006 at 13:19:35, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>>
>>>On February 15, 2006 at 12:59:32, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 15, 2006 at 12:55:56, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hello all,
>>>>>
>>>>>As promised by Vincent last week, he has entered Diep into CCT8.
>>>
>>>Nice but what hardware he will use? Any huge one or normal(fast).....?
>>>
>>> Also is this the most large number of participants for a CCT or there have been
>>>and any larger....?
>>> I remember very recently Hiarcs and an experimental Junior participating. Did
>>>that happen in the last CCT or in another different than CCT tournament.....?
>>>
>>> Also 9 rounds with so many participants seems a bit short for me. Do you
>>>consider increasing the number of rounds.....?
>>>
>>
>>9 rounds is enough to find a clear 1st place for 512 opponents.  :)
>
> Yeah i know about the formula, but i prefer as more clear victories as it can
>go and not by 0.5 points or by other criteria beside points. And more rounds
>mean a better possibility to have a more clear winner.....


with 30 players, I'd bet the program leading after 6 rounds wins.  And I'll bet
his winning margin after 6 rounds is the same as his winning margin after 9
rounds, except for the occasional rare (and lucky) upset...


>
>
>>
>>By the time this event ends, the top group will have all played each other.
>>
>>And no, it isn't the biggest.  We had about 50 a CCT or two back...
>>
>
>Despite i've watched all the previous my memory believed otherwise....:-(



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