Author: Steve Maughan
Date: 03:18:52 08/21/02
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Miguel, >UCI is a good protocol for anaylis, but for engine-engine matches it has a >design that limits the engine. I agree that book learning and some elaborate pondering algorithms are difficult (impossible? - not sure) to implement. However I think the whole "UCI limits the engine statement" can be *way* overstated. Remember Shredder has won many tournaments / World championships using the UCI protocol -so it cannot hinder you too much!! IMO and from an amatuer's standpoint the limitations imposed by UCI are far outweighed by the advantaged of not having to reinvent the wheel for pondering and time management etc. I also think that over time the objections will die as most of the objections come from folks who have long established engines and who have designed their engines explicitly for Winboard - in the future the amateurs will start to design their engines with UCI in mind. Regards, Steve
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