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Subject: Re: WCCC participants and a board and pieces.

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:41:30 06/19/02

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On June 19, 2002 at 11:08:22, Louis Fagliano wrote:

>On June 18, 2002 at 17:47:41, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 18, 2002 at 15:08:48, Louis Fagliano wrote:
>>
>>>Maybe I'm not getting something, but in these types of "official" computer chess
>>>tournaments, why do the programmers and operators actually get out a board and
>>>pieces to play with when they all have GUI's right there on their screens?  Why
>>>not dispense with that seemingly superflorous prop?  Even if some programs are
>>>not compatable with the auto232 player, they can still transfer the moves from
>>>screen to screen directly with out "playing" it on a board.
>>>
>>>After all, the super Cadaques tournament run by Enrique who also did a 24-game
>>>match between Fritz and Junior to officially determine who would challenge
>>>Kramnik did all of the games via the auto232 player and did not waste his time
>>>with a board and pieces.
>>>
>>>Just wondering.
>>
>>
>>what would you do after a power failure?
>>
>>:)
>>
>>(it has happened).
>
>Well, a handwritten scoresheet would be less cumbersome than a board and pieces
>-- and more permanent, too.


Ever played over a game handwritten?  Even by a GM?  Re8?  Which rook?
Scoresheets are even incomplete in time scrambles.



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