Author: Peter McKenzie
Date: 20:31:33 09/02/00
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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. A private book typcially won't contain 'killer lines against certain engines'. A private book is more likely to contain an opening repertoire that is well tuned to the abilities of the engine, but is likely to be quite narrow in places. Such a book works well in tournaments, but is very easy for an opponent to prepare against if they have a copy of it! Hence programmers who participate in tournaments like WMCCC aren't to keen on giving away their tournament books.
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