Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 23:53:17 03/14/98
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On March 13, 1998 at 05:06:24, Ed Schröder wrote: >>Posted by Moritz Berger on March 12, 1998 at 18:34:36: > >>Fritz swaps sides (black, white, black, white, ...) after each game. > >Why is that? >Any information? > >b) Why this "white, black, white" behavior? Sofar I must conclude >that this behavior does not disturb the Rebel9 learner. But what >about other programs? > >- Ed Schroder - I think they wrote their special autoplayer like that. It is an upgrade that I'd like to see with the autoplayer. At least an option to have it alternate. I think that more interoperablity between chess programs will be a bigger selling point than a 20-point increase in ELO. I do not think I will purchase many more programs until a modern autoplayer standard is defined and included. Fritz 6 is not an upgrade for me even if Fritz 5 maintains its Number 1 status. No autoplayer for the common user, no purchase by me. I will probably buy Nimzo '98 since Chrilly included a built-in autoplayer, but I think it is time for a standard interface--one that includes TCP/IP for network play, and involves no proprietary cables--to be developed. This would be a good forum for the Standards discussion. An interface to the chess servers, with, perhaps, an unswitchable whisper command to identify the program and discourage cheating, would also be desirable as a standard feature of high-end programs. Most purchasers of high-end programs buy more than one, to play them off against each other, and facilitating this end may help sales for the innovaters. What is your opinion, Ed? TIA, kp
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