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Subject: Re: ICC Chess Tournament. Programs and seedings

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 00:27:34 01/23/00

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On January 22, 2000 at 23:39:07, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On January 22, 2000 at 23:18:22, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On January 22, 2000 at 23:16:20, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>>
>>>On January 22, 2000 at 22:44:19, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>>>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.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks, let's try some games diep without 1 ply search bug (as i had
>>>>in world champs) against lambchop.
>>>
>>>Everybody has bugs.  You frequently mention various bugs that you have found.
>>>Probably you have more, and when you discover them, you'll mention those too.
>>>
>>>I haven't seen anyone other than you disagree with moving your program down two
>>>notches.  The general consensus is simply that Diep is almost, but not quite, as
>>>good as you think it is.
>>>
>>>Instead of being offended by this, consider it as a way to get easier pairings.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>
>>I prefer the first weekends the strongest pairings as i get a cool
>>machine the first weekend.
>
>
>that is impossible to do.  8 rounds total.  the winner will have to beat most
>of the top half of the field to win.

No doubt that winner gotta win a lot. First weekend i'm there,
second weekend i'm playing myself in Amsterdam national competition.
I'm perhaps there the last round, depending upon the time it starts.








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