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Subject: Re: ICC and the Computer Chess Championship

Author: James Robertson

Date: 16:57:21 11/15/99

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On November 15, 1999 at 18:51:38, Will Singleton wrote:

>
>On November 15, 1999 at 15:16:22, Peter Kappler wrote:
>
>>
>>>This is what I think also. We also need to figure out more exact what time will
>>>be best. I is probably impossible to make it 'great time' for everybody but as
>>>long as the goal is to make it 'good/ok' for as many as possible Im sure we will
>>>pull of a great tournament!
>>>
>>>/McRiley
>>
>>Hi Steve,
>>
>>It's great to have ICC's support.
>>
>>The timing of the rounds is tricky because we have participants from so many
>>time zones.  Almost all of the particpants are between GMT-8 and GMT+2.  (The
>>exception being Peter McKenzie in New Zealand, and possibly one other person in
>>Australia).
>>
>>Based on this, I'd suggest the following start times (ICC time, GMT-5)
>>
>>If we play 60 10, early round starts at noon, late round at 3pm
>>If we play 90 10, early round starts at 11am, late round at 3pm
>>
>>Obviously, this isn't perfect for everybody, but I think it's as close as we'll
>>get.
>>
>>I asked for feedback on the time controls, and it seemed that most people didn't
>>have a strong preference.  John Stanbeck preferred 60 10, while James Swafford,
>>Vincent Diepeveen, and myself prefer 90 10.
>>
>
>I think you left out a few folks on the 60 10 side. :)  Singleton, Moreland,
>McKenzie, and perhaps some others I can't recall. :))
>
>Will

I would rather play 90 10, so count me in on that camp.

James



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