CCET 10
Clone Chess Engine Tournament
RULES:
Site: The Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
Tournament Director: Tommy Click
Date: January 26-27, 2008.
Registration Deadlines: Original Authors Operating: January 18, 2008 | Team Members Operating: December 1, 2007
Time controls: 50 + 3
Rounds: 7 Round Swiss.
Round Times: Saturday: 7:00am 9:00am 11:00am 1:00pm
Sunday: 7:00am 9:00am 11:00am
Please be sure to check for time zone differences!
(Time zone is EST)
All games to be played in one weekend:
4 games on Saturday
3 games on Sunday
The GM known as A Steen will provide commentary for CCET 10.
In the event of a tie situation:
There will be co-winners awarded.
1. No manually operated programs, and all programs must kibitz their evaluation, and book moves/TB hits if possible. Providing as much information as possible for the viewers and participants is key here. It should also be noted that 1-3 lines of text is sufficient. No need to scroll out an entire page.
2a. In the event of a disconnection, the party will be given 5 minutes to return to complete the game and no more than 2 disconnections per game will be allowed. On the third time, the game will be a forfeit.
2b. In the event that a program can not continue a game due to interface or program issues, it will forfeit the game. Under no circumstances will a new game be formed or the game restarted.
2c. If a program is not open for matches or arrives late for a scheduled round, the game will be played under time odds. The amount of time that their opponent has waited to begin will be deducted from the clock at the game start.
3a. Commercial (i.e. not free) chess engines may not enter. Clones and Hybrids of commercial engines may enter provided they are not private, i.e. they should be freely available on the internet.
3b. Any entrant that is found to be a commercial engine will be declared void by the Tournament Director after seeking advice from notable sources.
4. Participants can use any hardware they can bring. Participants choosing to use remotely located hardware are recommended to have a suitable back up solution in the event there is an uncorrectable malfunction.
5. In the event that there is a late withdrawal or uneven amounts of players, the TD can substitute a program in place of the departing entrant to keep the numbered entries the same. And to avoid a bye round.
6. Seeding will be calculated on results from previous official tournaments.
7. There will be no entry fee imposed. GM A Steen has generously agreed to provided commentary free of charge.
9. If a team has donated hardware for the event, promotional advertising in the form of a link to the sponsoring vendor will be provided. This will be placed under the hardware section of the "hardware" information. Promotional links will also be provided to other sponsors of the event if needed. All sponsors may also provide a short business profile and banner/button to be listed under the "Sponsors" page.
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