Hi,
During the Computer Olympiad in Beijing, some remote participants had
problem connecting to their remote machines, which created many
unpleasant incidents. In order to avoid these problems in the next
Olympiad, I believe we need better rules for remote play. Here is what I
suggest:
- The start of a round must not be delayed until remote participants
connect to their remote machine. In case of any technical problem with
the connection, remote participants must either play locally or forfeit
the game. If they take a lot of time to connect, that time must be
substracted from their thinking time.
- If, for any reason, we do not have time to play all the scheduled
rounds, playing less rounds is better than delaying the last round to a
date when some participants have to forfeit their game because they
cannot attend.
- It is less important, but I would also like to suggest that a 7-round
playoff is much too long. 3 games are enough for 9x9. And the 9x9
playoff must be scheduled right at the end of the 9x9 tournament, so
that participants in the 9x9 tournament do not have to wait for the end
of the 19x19 tournament.
These rules would avoid most of the incidents of the previous Olympiad.
We could propose them to the tournament director if everybody agrees.
Rémi
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