Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 18:26:05 06/18/98
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On June 18, 1998 at 10:29:10, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On June 17, 1998 at 15:58:55, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >> >>On June 17, 1998 at 03:17:22, Dave Gomboc wrote: >> >>> >>>If Auto-232 matches are supposed to be conducted without alternating colours >>>between each game, it's the fault of the Chessbase autoplayer. Otherwise, it >>>isn't. The human procedure is irrelevant here, except for the question "why the >>>heck isn't Auto-232 defined so that colours are alternated between games?" >>> >>>I have never used Auto-232, so I don't know what any related standard specifies. >>> >>>Dave Gomboc >> >>Standard specifies for example that after a game you get the 'save previous >>game' command, which fritz5 autoplayer doesn't give if i read stuff right >>at CCC, which is clearly showing that they knew this in advance. >> >>If you don't store the games, but only f5 saves them, >>what does that mean then? >> >>Vincent > >Well, to me, it means that the Fritz 5 autoplayer is broken, and should be >fixed. It also means that results against software that is affected because of >the deviation from the Auto-232 specifications is invalidated. > >Dave Gomboc In a post on another thread it was said that there is no "standard" for Auto-232 (as opposed to PGN). This makes a big difference, if there isn't one then it is not a clear-cut decision to blame the Chessbase implementation. What is the scoop with this? Dave Gomboc
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