7th FICGS correspondence chess championship

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In your opinion, which highest rating the best engine can theorically reach ?

Poll ended at Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:30 pm

3200
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17%
3300
2
33%
3400
0
No votes
3500
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17%
3600 or more
2
33%
 
Total votes: 6

FICGS

7th FICGS correspondence chess championship

Post by FICGS »

Dear chessfriends,

The waiting list for the 7th FICGS correspondence chess championship is open !

Rules and details are available here, engines are authorized (it is free)

"FICGS world chess championship is a 5 stages tournament. The 8 players with the strongest established ratings at the start of the tournament play first a 3 stages (quarter-final, semi-final, final) knockout tournament. The others play a 3 stages single round-robin tournament. All games during the whole cycle are played in 30 days + 1 day / move. (...)"

The tournaments will start on November 1st, 2009.

Have good games !

Thibault - http://www.ficgs.com