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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