5'th Annual Email LOA Tournament, Round 1

5'th Annual Email LOA Tournament, Round 1

This year's tournament had a record of 32 participants in the first round, including one strong robot player and 31 humans, ranging in skill from defending champion to novice.

Mona, the robot, is strong enough to rate as a serious threat to win the tournament; so to help the humans out, some of her games have been collected for study. You can read more about Mona and her friends at this address.

Final Standings in Round 1

Play started on September 28, 2000. Time limits are 1 week per move, 10 weeks overall time. The last game finished on Jan 7, 2001.
The Winner and Runner-up from each section this round will play in the final round. Players listed in purple are assured a slot in the final round.

Section 1

player	wins	losses	ties
chaunier	5	2	0
kurtvdb	4	3	0
balu	2	5	0
pduff	5	2	0
guzzle	1	6	0
andidi	3	4	0
aleph	1	6	0
mona	7	0	0

Mona is a computer program by Darse Billings

Section 2

player	wins	losses	ties
hthordsen	6	1	0
ben	3	4	0
arth	0	7	0
KoichiN	4	3	0
waav	2	5	0
pedro	6	1	0
fredkok	3	4	0
sharkey	4	3	0

fredkok played in previous tournaments as tangram

Section 3

player	wins	losses	ties
ragnar	7	0	0
george	2	5	0
lucax	2	5	0
stepanov	0	7	0
u-sha	3	4	0
elloco	5	2	0
alexsb	3	4	0
johnbosley	6	1	0

Section 4

player	wins	losses	ties
jarrausi	7	0	0
rolle	2	5	0
janus	2	5	0
marconte	2	5	0
dave	1	6	0
bharat	3	4	0
dpriddy	6	1	0
ddyer	5	2	0

Jarrausi won the 1999 tournament

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	`kurtvdb`	`balu`	`pduff`	`guzzle`	`andidi`	`aleph`	`mona`
`chaunier`	`B: kurtvdb` `W: chaunier` `chaunier won`	`B: chaunier` `W: balu` `chaunier won`	`B: pduff` `W: chaunier` `pduff won`	`B: chaunier` `W: guzzle` `chaunier won`	`B: andidi` `W: chaunier` `chaunier won`	`B: chaunier` `W: aleph` `chaunier won`	`B: mona` `W: chaunier` `mona won`
`mona`	`B: mona` `W: kurtvdb` `mona won`	`B: balu` `W: mona` `mona won`	`B: mona` `W: pduff` `mona won`	`B: guzzle` `W: mona` `mona won`	`B: mona` `W: andidi` `mona won`	`B: aleph` `W: mona` `mona won`
`aleph`	`B: kurtvdb` `W: aleph` `kurtvdb won`	`B: aleph` `W: balu` `aleph won`	`B: pduff` `W: aleph` `pduff won`	`B: aleph` `W: guzzle` `guzzle won`	`B: andidi` `W: aleph` `andidi won`
`andidi`	`B: andidi` `W: kurtvdb` `andidi won`	`B: balu` `W: andidi` `balu won`	`B: andidi` `W: pduff` `pduff won`	`B: guzzle` `W: andidi` `andidi won`
`guzzle`	`B: kurtvdb` `W: guzzle` `kurtvdb won`	`B: guzzle` `W: balu` `balu won`	`B: pduff` `W: guzzle` `pduff won`
`pduff`	`B: pduff` `W: kurtvdb` `kurtvdb won`	`B: balu` `W: pduff` `pduff won`
`balu`	`B: kurtvdb` `W: balu` `kurtvdb won`

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	`ben`	`arth`	`KoichiN`	`waav`	`pedro`	`fredkok`	`sharkey`
`hthordsen`	`B: ben` `W: hthordsen` `hthordsen won`	`B: hthordsen` `W: arth` `hthordsen won`	`B: KoichiN` `W: hthordsen` `hthordsen won`	`B: hthordsen` `W: waav` `hthordsen won`	`B: pedro` `W: hthordsen` `hthordsen won`	`B: hthordsen` `W: fredkok` `hthordsen won`	`B: sharkey` `W: hthordsen` `sharkey won`
`sharkey`	`B: sharkey` `W: fredkok` `ben won`	`B: arth` `W: sharkey` `sharkey won`	`B: sharkey` `W: KoichiN` `sharkey won`	`B: waav` `W: sharkey` `sharkey won`	`B: sharkey` `W: pedro` `pedro won`	`B: fredkok` `W: sharkey` `fredkok won`
`fredkok`	`B: ben` `W: fredkok` `fredkok won`	`B: fredkok` `W: arth` `fredkok won`	`B: KoichiN` `W: fredkok` `koichiN won`	`B: fredkok` `W: waav` `waav won`	`B: pedro` `W: fredkok` `pedro won`
`pedro`	`B: pedro` `W: ben` `pedro won`	`B: arth` `W: pedro` `pedro won`	`B: pedro` `W: KoichiN` `pedro won`	`B: waav` `W: pedro` `pero won`
`waav`	`B: ben` `W: waav` `ben won`	`B: waav` `W: arth` `waav won`	`B: KoichiN` `W: waav` `KoichiN won`
`KoichiN`	`B: KoichiN` `W: ben` `KoichiN won`	`B: arth` `W: KoichiN` `KoichiN won`
`arth`	`B: ben` `W: arth` `ben won`

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	`george`	`lucax`	`stepanov`	`u-sha`	`elloco`	`alexsb`	`johnbosley`
`ragnar`	`B: george` `W: ragnar` `ragnar won`	`B: ragnar` `W: lucax` `ragnar won`	`B: stepanov` `W: ragnar` `ragnar won`	`B: ragnar` `W: u-sha` `ragnar won`	`B: elloco` `W: ragnar` `ragnar won`	`B: ragnar` `W: alexsb` `ragnar won`	`B:johnbosley` `W:ragnar` `ragnar won`
`johnbosley`	`B:johnbosley` `W:george` `johnbosley won`	`B:lucax` `W:johnbosley` `johnbosley won`	`B:johnbosley` `W:stepanov` `johnbosley won`	`B:u-sha` `W:johnbosley` `johnbosley won`	`B:johnbosley` `W:elloco` `johnbosley won`	`B:alexsb` `W:johnbosley` `johnbosley won`
`alexsb`	`B: george` `W: alexsb` `alexsb won`	`B: alexsb` `W: lucax` `alexsb won`	`B: stepanov` `W: alexsb` `alexsb won`	`B: alexsb` `W: u-sha` `u-sha won`	`B: elloco` `W: alexsb` `elloco won`
`elloco`	`B: elloco` `W: george` `elloco won`	`B: lucax` `W: elloco` `elloco won`	`B: elloco` `W: alexsb` `elloco won`	`B: u-sha` `W: elloco` `elloco won`
`u-sha`	`B: george` `W: u-sha` `u-sha won`	`B: u-sha` `W: lucax` `locax won`	`B: stepanov` `W: yy` `u-sha won`
`stepanov`	`B: stepanov` `W: yy` `lucax won`	`B: lucax` `W: stepanov` `lucax won`
`lucax`	`B: george` `W: lucax` `george won`

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	`rolle`	`janus`	`marconte`	`dave`	`bharat`	`dpriddy`	`ddyer`
`jarrausi`	`B: rolle` `W: jarrausi` `jarrausi won`	`B: jarrausi` `W: janus` `jarrausi won`	`B: marconte` `W: jarrausi` `jarrausi won`	`B: jarrausi` `W: dave` `jarrausi won`	`B: bharat` `W: jarrausi` `jarrausi won`	`B: jarrausi` `W: dpriddy` `jarrausi won`	`B: ddyer` `W: jarrausi` `jarrausi won`
`ddyer`	`B: ddyer` `W: rolle` `ddyer won`	`B: janus` `W: ddyer` `ddyer won`	`B: ddyer` `W: marconte` `ddyer won`	`B: dave` `W: ddyer` `ddyer won`	`B: ddyer` `W: bharat` `ddyer won`	`B: dpriddy` `W: ddyer` `dpriddy won`
`dpriddy`	`B: rolle` `W: dpriddy` `dpriddy won`	`B: dpriddy` `W: janus` `dpriddy won`	`B: marconte` `W: dpriddy` `dpriddy won`	`B: dpriddy` `W: dave` `dpriddy won`	`B: bharat` `W: dpriddy` `dpriddy won`
`bharat`	`B: bharat` `W: rolle` `bharat won`	`B: janus` `W: bharat` `bharat won`	`B: bharat` `W: marconte` `bharat won`	`B: dave` `W: bharat` `dave won`
`dave`	`B: rolle` `W: dave` `rolle won`	`B: dave` `W: janus` `janus won`	`B: marconte` `W: dave` `marconte won`
`marconte`	`B: marconte` `W: rolle` `marconte won`	`B: janus` `W: bharat` `janus won`
`janus`	`B: rolle` `W: janus` `rolle won`

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