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Subject: Re: Do current programs offer an API ?

Author: John Wentworth2

Date: 16:36:17 02/26/02

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On February 26, 2002 at 19:11:00, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 26, 2002 at 19:09:00, John Wentworth2 wrote:
>
>>This may not be needed but I can't seem to locate any software that will
>>automate the competition between two chess programs connected via IP address. I
>>was thinking of creating an application that could communicate with the chess
>>engines and communicate moves back and forth that way. The reason I was thinking
>>of this is because I could never get the Auto232 to work from the various
>>programs that support it. Again this might not be needed, I am certainly not an
>>expert in this area.
>
>You don't need to do that.  You can run over the network using TCP/IP with
>Winboard even without connecting to a server like FICS.  You do need to have
>rcmd installed on the target machine, though, and ability to run it.

What is rcmd and where can I get it? Can I use winboard with programs like
Fritz, Hiarcs, Chessmaster?



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