Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 09:39:16 12/11/97
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On December 11, 1997 at 05:49:33, Howard Exner wrote: >Are the moves in games like these computer automated or do >humans enter the moves? On ICC there are several programs that are automatic, and Ferret is one of those. I log it onto the net and leave. It sees challenges come in and accepts them, and plays chess while I am off changing diapers, etc. It will go until the net connection drops, which in my case is usually a couple of hours. I check on it occasionally, and if it is dead lost or dead drawn I might resign or offer a draw. Other programs that are automatic are Crafty (dozens of Crafty accounts, if not hundreds), Zarkov, KnightCap, Now, Shredder, WChess, Stobor, the occasional Gnuchess, and perhaps a few others, plus more that I might not know about, on Fics or Chess.Net. Most of these use Winboard or XBoard, which is pretty convenient. The other computer accounts (and there aren't that many of them, most computer accounts are Crafty), are manual. They log on using a "human" interface, and run a chess program in another window or on another machine. The motives, experience, and competence of these people can vary a lot, so I would be hesitant to draw conclusions about specific programs that are manually operated. >Does this time control mean game/2 minutes with a 15" increment? Yes. >Does Rebel 9 have this time control? If it doesn't, the operator probably uses a fixed time per move, possibly changing it as he either accumulates or runs low on time. bruce
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