Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 13:19:13 11/09/02
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On November 09, 2002 at 12:36:50, Will Singleton wrote: >A possible addition to the rules, since the 9 round schedule will be tight: > >Play must be fully automatic. Program must kibitz, after each move, sufficient >information to indicate automatic operation. What is "sufficient information"? Is it sufficient if the program says, "I am automatic"? I think any game related info should not be required, such as a PV or score. How about the move played and time for that move? The time element would prove automatic play. I think whatever proposals anyone proposes should come with the motivation for such a proposal. For example, you say automatic play and kibitzing should be requirements. What is the reason? More efficient play? Curb cheating? Both? >Programs which do not have a >demonstrated record of fully automatic operation on a chess server are not >allowed. I'd also like to know what kind of tournament this is supposed to be. Is it for fun and enjoyment? Or to determine who is the best? Personally I think it *should* be to promote computer chess and for everyone to enjoy. With that in mind, I think you're going a little overboard with all of these requirements. Suppose someone hears about this and thinks it's interesting, and has no chess program as of now. They spend months working on it, and they spend time working on a nice GUI and everything. Then they realize it has to be "automatic".What's automatic? They have no idea. Winboard? What's that? Oh by the way you can't play because you haven't had your engine playing on a chess server for at least 6 weeks prior to the tournament. Get real. If this was some kind of world championship or something, fine, make requirements out the wazoo. I thought the point was to have fun and try to get more people interested in computer chess. Every requirement you add makes it that much harder for someone new to participate, and keeps the same people participating over and over. Boring... Russell
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