Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 15:37:26 07/16/02
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On July 16, 2002 at 18:27:41, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On July 16, 2002 at 17:56:28, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On July 16, 2002 at 16:55:21, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On July 16, 2002 at 16:09:27, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>On July 16, 2002 at 15:37:52, Peter Berger wrote: >>>> >>>>>On July 16, 2002 at 14:24:24, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Require logs, a copy of the official tournament binary, a copy of the official >>>>>>tournament book, and mail the logs immediately after completion of every game. >>>>> >>>>>I think the latter combined with online kibitzing would be enough. We aren't >>>>>talking about al-Qaeda here. It would certainly be a higher standard as in >>>>>today's live tournaments IMHO. >>>> >>>>I am actually a bit nervous about the online kibitzing. >>>> >>>>Is it possible to use a modified version of Winboard to feed back the opponent's >>>>plan in order to ponder correctly 100% of the time? >>>> >>>>It would also be possible to see what the expected response to the pv move is, >>>>which is a second advantage. >>> >>> >>>Then we do "whisper" instead so that the players don't see but the spectators >>>and TD do... I can also think of other counter-measures such as kibitzing bad >>>info as well as good info to confuse the opponent if it is trying to parse that >>>for bad purposes. >> >>But if the whisper is not what the program does, then I think that would raise >>suspicion. > > >I could think of solutions. IE I will tell folks after the round starts >"if you see a whisper with this unique string in it, then do not believe it, >it is a 'counter-measure' in case the other program is listening." > >Or, as I said, just use whisper which the opponent can't see directly. Of >course a "guest" could log on and observe the game, and see the whispers >which could be electronically relayed to the program, but that is getting >pretty complex and the server admins could see this going on... IE we >could make it illegal for _any_ "tells" to be directed toward an active >player... I suppose we could also play with the format of the whisper. Instead of saying: ce 127 pv Ke3 Bh4 ... Spout: "I'm about one and a quarter pawns ahead, and I think I'll probably move my king to e3. I expect he'll follow up with bishop to h4, and then I'll answer that with..."
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