Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 03:17:21 08/27/01
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On August 26, 2001 at 18:35:20, Robert Pawlak wrote: >On August 26, 2001 at 18:07:54, Eran wrote: > >>On August 26, 2001 at 17:42:42, Torstein Hall wrote: >> >>>I just visited the CB site and saw that Pocket Fritz was out. Has anyone here >>>tried it or have some experience with it? Played it against Pocket Genius >>>perhaps? >>> > >Not to knock Richard Lang's program, but I think there will probably be no >contest. > >>>Anyway it looked very nice, pretty packed with features it looked like. Beeing >>>able to enter variatons, multiple variaton mode as normal CB products so you >>>could sit analyze away from home with computer help. It could even look up CB >>>online database over a mobile phone connection. >>> >>>Perhaps I just will have to buy it! > >Torstein, what machine will you run this on? I own a Cassiopeia E-125. It has a MIPS processor running at 150Mhz. So it will probably play a pretty strong game of chess. Perhaps I can also load a big database on my Flash card from CB on my PC. It will be nice for traveling and practising! Torstein One more post, and I guess I can not hold myself back from purchasing anymore...... > >>> >>>Torstein >> >>It is possible that any chess player would cheat by using chess palm in a hidden >>place during tournament. So, how can tournament directors prevent any chess >>player from cheating with chess palm? >> >>If tournament directors can't, could future tournaments be not worth anymore? >> > >I once played an opponent that went to the mens room six times in the first ten >minutes of the game. All he needed was to have an ECO sticking out of his back >pocket... > >It is a good question to ask though. How does one ensure a fair contest now? >Maybe we can ask players to sign an agreement before hand stating that the game, >and membership in one's chess organization is forfeit in case he/she is caught. > >I am sure rules like this already exist, but putting people on notice could act >as a significant deterrent. > >Bob
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