RULES:
Site:
The Internet Chess Club (as always)
Rounds:
9 round swiss.
Round Times: (based on ICC's "date" command Eastern Standard Time)
February 25 : 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 5:00 pm
February 26 : 9:00 am 11:00 am 1:00 pm 3:00 pm
Please be sure to check for time zone differences!
Time controls: 50 + 3
All games to be played in one weekend:
5 games on Saturday
4 on day Sunday
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 :)
2. 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.
3. Each participant (engine) must an original work. No entry can contain code from another program, or be a "clone" of another program. This includes any "personality" settings of an originating program.
Any engine that is found to be "clone" of another program or close to it (e.g. engine output, pondering information, analysis of positions) will be declared void by the Tournament Director after seeking advice from notable sources.
The Tournament Director can also ask for the compiled executable and corresponding source to the participating version of an engine to let it be examined by the previous mentioned notable sources. If the author of the engine that is suspect were to refuse to confirm the originality of his own work, the engine and the author will be disqualified from the CCT, and will no longer be able to participate in future events.
Only the original author or an approved operator of the original author may enter.
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. No entries will be accepted 2 days prior to the start date of the tournament. This is to ensure that advertising, web sites, and any promotional tools are accurate at start time. This is also to ensure participants have enough time to test their program on the ICC servers to ensure it is able to play.
5a. 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. The below formula will be used to determine seedings:
6a. A panel of 5 people will be polled where they would seed the list of entrants. These people will be from the Computer Chess Club, and are active/knowledgeable individuals. This group of people will also be anonymously selected, and results will only be known by final seedings. An average of these 5 polled people will determine the seedings for the tournament.
7. Any account that enters into the CCT will be given a 1 month account. If the author is operating the program for the entire tournament the account will be granted "free" status.