Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 19:55:07 09/01/00
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On September 01, 2000 at 22:36:02, Will Singleton wrote: >On September 01, 2000 at 20:25:44, Dann Corbit wrote: >>On September 01, 2000 at 19:44:15, David Rasmussen wrote: >>>Are there anyone here who's doing winboard computer chess tournaments, in which >>>my program can take part? >>After I have completed "The Battle of the Crowns" my next tournament will be: >>"New Kids Run the Gamut" in which all new programs will play against every >>currently calibrated program. 4 games each -- two as white and two as black >>against each engine (about 48 currently). >> >>To play in this tournament, the engine must be without cost (other than cost of >>media if someone requests a floppy or something like that), and available to >>anyone. No private engines or books. No commercial engines. > >What's a private engine and book? A private engine is one which is only available to the author and to beta testers of the engine. But if John Q. Public wants it he can't get a copy. A private book is a book specially prepared by the author but not allowed to be distributed publicly. Usually, a lot of work will have been put into killer lines against certain engines and they want to use it for contests. If it were made available, the opponents could fix their books and the book would lose its value.
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