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Subject: Re: operator rules for this tournament

Author: Marcus Kaestner

Date: 15:39:43 06/28/01

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>could you post the operator rules for this tournament.

roughly said: operators can only do things the programs do
advanced players can do all what they want except passing the time.

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>in other words once they make the first move, what can the operator do and not
>do.

he can only operate.

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>or post a path that i can go read them myself.
>
>and also what can they do for a software freeze, crash or error?

in this case the time is frozen and he is allowed to reboot.

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>also during these types of tournaments, when a program or operating system
>errors or freezes----if your answer is they are allowed to reboot, edit the
>position, and continue, then isnt this a huge disadvantage to clear your hash
>and be limited in "thinking" time for the first move after the reboot?

of course. but it always is a disadvantage if your machine runs unstable.

marcus



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