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Subject: Re: Gromitchess bookcheating (for Vincent DIEPEVEEN)

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 11:42:54 08/23/01

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On August 23, 2001 at 14:36:16, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Use of commercial books is old hat.  You will find that quite a few amateur
>programs use the fritz 4 book, and have done so openly for many years.

Yes. This is the key issue. They did so openly. While I find
it a very weird idea that you can be an amateur and use a
professional book, lying about it is much worse.

>If it is not spelled out as a rules violation, then it is not wrong to do so.

Right and Wrong are not solely determined by written rules.

>It probably *should* be specified one way or the other.  I doubt that it has
>been or the problem would not arise.

I agree 100% here.

>At any rate, an entertaining tournament as always.  Shredder has once again
>risen to the top, and certainly deserves every accolade.

Darn. It almost looks like this thing can't lose :)
Why are we holding tournaments still :))

>And Gromit has obviously made enormous strides.

With a dark shadow over those 'accomplishments'...

--
GCP



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