Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 18:30:47 08/25/02
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On August 25, 2002 at 12:29:32, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On August 25, 2002 at 09:52:49, Bas Hamstra wrote: > >>This is the book issue again. The F7 book is probably a significant advantage, >>should any amateur program be allowed to play with it in tournaments? Is it >>unfair? At first sight yes, but at second sight it is not so easy. Did Frans >>Morsch develop the Fritz book himself? No, he has help from top-specialists. >>Same for Tiger and Rebel. Now is THAT fair? > >They *pay* them specifically for this. I certainly would have no problem >with a programmers paying someone to help him make his engine better. > >>Competing in CC tournments, >>supposedly meant to determine which ENGINE is strongest, where the happy few >>have the fulltime help of book specialists, but NOT the lousy amateurs? > >In tournaments, the engine is the package of the engine and the book. Exactly, that is why i think that a book author should be part of only one team and not more. That is also the reason why I think that the rules in the last World Ch. sucked. Regarding copyright issues, I believe that Bas is right, but here there are tournament rules that can be different. Miguel
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