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Subject: Re: Tournament for my program

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 21:18:40 09/01/00

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On September 01, 2000 at 22:55:07, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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.

Ok, I thought perhaps it had to do with source code distribution.  Never mind.

Will




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