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Subject: Re: What are the results of chess programs in correspondence games?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 07:30:24 04/27/01

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On April 27, 2001 at 09:03:25, Jonas Cohonas wrote:

>On April 27, 2001 at 08:17:30, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On April 27, 2001 at 07:11:29, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>On April 27, 2001 at 06:02:20, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>I believe that it will be more interesting to get games of chess programs in
>>>>correspondence tournament instead of getting games of chess programs against the
>>>>world.
>>>>
>>>>you can get information about ICCF tournament at http://www.iccf.com
>>>>
>>>>It will be interesting if chess programs can win the email tournament inspite of
>>>>the fact that the opponents can use computers because of the important advantage
>>>>of having more time.
>>>>
>>>
>>>More than 90% of the opponents in this slow time control where Gambit Tiger II
>>>vs Web are using computers and have plenty of time to analyze a position. I
>>>don't see any diferenceat all.
>>
>>The problem is that the opponent has no ICCF rating so we cannot calculate an
>>estimate for the ICCF rating of computers based on the games program against the
>>world.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Will it be totally legitimate to enter this iccf tour as a program?
>The way i understand it there will be human participation aswell.
>If it is i will enter today.

It is legitimate to use programs in the iccf games so I think it is obvious that
it is legitimate to play all the moves of the same program because it is your
choice how to use the program.

Uri
>
>Regards
>Jonas



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