The 2008 ACCA Americas vs Rest of the World Computer Chess Team Match

Current date will be Saturday January 19, 2008. It will utilize G/100+30 time controls. The match will take place over the internet on ICC.

RULES:

1. Standard rules of chess apply: Three fold repetition, 50 move rule .....
2. Only the author of the program or an approved operator may enter.
3. Changing/modifying versions between rounds is allowed, but not during a match unless it is the only way to resolve a crash.
4. Programs must be logged in 10 minutes before each rounds start time.
5. Programs must run in an automated fashion. You can start them but they must run by themselves and make all decisions themselves (including resign/draw).
6. Programs must kibitz their PV and (if possible) a message that the move is a book move. If possible, kibitz only on your turn not during pondering. You may kibitz a few plies before the final ply, but keep it to a minimum as too many will block all that chatter amongst the participants which most of us want to participate in.
7. Participants are allowed 7 disconnects per game due to accidents. On the sixth disconnect the match is forfeit. A 5 minute allowance is granted for each disconnect. The eigth disconnect must be reported to the organizer for a ruling.
8. Programs must be able to resume a match after a disconnect. This is part of the Winboard protocol so it should be already handled.
9. Initial seedings will be based on ICC (standard), RWBC and WBEC ratings and ACCA Pan AM Championships for the Pan AM team.
10. In the event of a odd number of entrants, an alternate program may be entered to avoid byes.
11. In the event that one team has 2 or more members than the other team, the teams will be balanced at the bottom end of each list.
12. In the event of a dispute, the organizer decision is final and the spirit of this tournament will be considered in all disputes.
13. Each program must be the work of the author. Entrants may not copy the work of others.
    • (A) The exception to this is any work that uses the LesserProphet1.0.1 as its base, but it may not use other code from other sources.
    • (B) Clone accusations will be handled privately so as not to unduly harm reputations.
    • (C) The entrant accused of cloning is considered innocent until proven guilty.
    • (D) The reuse of concepts/ideas is allowed. The reuse of code/parameters/frameworks is not allowed.
    • (E) If an entrant is accused of cloning, the accusation and data will be reviewed first.
    • (F) The entrant accused of cloning may be required to submit compilable source code and the executable being run in the tournament for review. If the accused fails to provide the information, the entrant is dropped from the tournament.
    • (G) The accused entrant will be able to defend his/her work.
    • (H) If the accused entrant is found to be a clone, it will be dropped from this tournament.
    • (I) The TDs and a knowledgable review committee will be created to review the case.
14. If an entrant makes several unsubstantiated claims of others being clones, that entrant will be dropped from this event.
15. An author may enter more than one program as long as they are substantially different programs as opposed to a different version of the same program.

Thanks and Credits

Thanks go to the ICGA and the sponsors of the CCT's. I reviewed their rules as guidelines for our rules.
Special thanks to ICC for supporting this tournament!
Special thanks to Joshua Shriver for his donation of the web domain and web space.