Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 20:28:47 01/22/00
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On January 22, 2000 at 16:54:00, Peter McKenzie wrote: >On January 22, 2000 at 14:58:02, Steve McRiley wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>Here is the list of the programs that has entered the ICC Computer >>Chess Tournament, the main author, ICC handle and CPU expected to be >>used for this event. >> >>If any of this information is wrong or you are able to fill the gaps >>in, please send me an e-mail. >> >>More information about this event can be found at ICC >>(www.chessclub.com) int the fingernotes of CCT1 and in the helpfile >>'cct'. To read this file, go online and type 'help cct'. >> >>+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ >>|Program Main Author ICC Handle CPU | >>+--------------+------------------+--------------+----------------+ >>|Amateur Will Singleton Amateur G3/500 | >>| | >>|Averno José C M Galán | >>| | >>|Bringer Gerrit Reubold Bringer P3/500 | >>| | >>|Crafty Robert Hyatt Crafty Xeon/400 x4 | >>| | >>|Diep Vincent Diepeveen DiepX P/200 x4 | >>| | >>|EXchess Dan Homan EXchess P3/500 | >>| | >>|Ferret Bruce Moreland Ferret Xeon/450 x4 | >>| | >>|Galahad James Swafford GalahadX | >>| | >>|GnuChess Stuart Cracraft GnuChess P3/500 | >>| | >>|Grok Peter Kappler Athlon/650 | >>| | >>|Hossa Steffen A. Jakob Hossa P3/500 | >>| | >>|Insomniac James Robertson | >>| | >>|LambChop Peter McKenzie LambChop Kryotech/1GHz | >>| | >>|Little Goliath Michael Borgstaedt | >>| | >>|Nimzo Chrilly Donninger Varguz Xeon 550 @616 | >>| | >>|PostModernist Andrew Williams PostModernist P3/450 | >>| | >>|Shrike Dan Newman | >>| | >>|Shredder(3) Stefan Meyer-Kahlen Netsurfer Athlon 700mhz | >>| | >>|Tinker Brian Richardson Tinker P3/600 | >>| | >>|ZarkovX John Stanback ZarkovX K2/333 or K3/475| >>+------------------------------------------------+----------------+ >> >>SEEDINGS >>-------- >> >>1. Shredder > >I heard this was going to be Shredder version 2 (not the version 4 that won the >1999 World Comp Champs), in which case I don't think it should be seeded #1. >If it is version 4, then I think it should be seeded #1. it is version 3, so you want nimzo seeded #1, cuz it is the only program that kills out of the top 10 like 7 programs already with book? You want ferret #1 because progs usually against it at ICC, which means he gotta win in your eyes this tournament otherwise? Personally i'd tip nimzo as #1. It is the only program which has a good book out of the whole participants list. Not only a good book, but best by far. very likely Lambchop will be lost out of book within say 10 moves. Crafty 20, without realizing it is lost, as crafty with random set to 0 will sure lose in an old main variation. Diep perhaps only with half a pawn disadvantage, ferret with perhaps also only -0.5, and the rest will for sure not make a chance. Realistically we would place nimzo #1. The only commercial program with a professional book in the tournament. >>2. Ferret >>3. Nimzo >>4. Crafty >>5. Diep > >I know Diep is a strong program, but I don't understand how it is seeded in >front of LambChop. LambChop finished a point in front of Diep at the 1999 World >Computer Chess Champs and in the ICC Tournament LambChop will be on faster >hardware too. > >I'm not too worried about this seeding, but would like to know the logic behind >it. > >>6. ZarkovX >>7. LambChop >>8. Insomniac >>9. Little Goliath >>10. PostModernist >>11. Amateur >>12. Hossa >>13. EXchess >>14. Grok >>15. GnuChess >>16. Bringer >>17. Galahad >>18. Tinker >>19. Averno >>20. Shrike >> >>The seedings are pretty hard to do. The pairings will be done with a >>swiss system so it is probably not deadly important to have the >>seedings 100% correct (if that is even possible to do). > >Thanks for doing a tough job. > >> >>I will wait a day or two to do the pairings for the first round to give >>some time for discussion about this list. >> >>If you have updates, questions etc feel free to email me at >>mcriley@chessclub.com. >> >>Regards >> >>/McRiley - ICC
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