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Subject: Re: CCT5 rules... can't we change them?

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 04:11:12 11/17/02

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On November 17, 2002 at 00:39:52, Peter Skinner wrote:

>I really find the whole kibitzing of programs, or the fact they _need_ to be
>automated is going to leave out most of the competition.
>
>This of course includes all ChessBase products as well as some amateurs as well.
>
>Can this not be changed? Obviously you can tell when a program is automated by
>how fast it can make the opening moves and such.
>
>The Ebbi adapter for Chessbase works well. I say let the programs that need to
>use it enter. Those that kibitz fine.. if they don't that is fine as well.
>
>To me that rule is rediculous, and is only going to kill this fine tournament.
>

I don't understand this. The parent post says there are already seventeen
interested programmers, and there are nearly two months to go. I think this
tournament looks like being a lot of fun, as always.

Andrew


>Can't we change the rules to allow automated programs to participate even if
>they don't "kibitz"?




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