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Subject: what is or does "kibitz"

Author: Andreas Herrmann

Date: 08:08:19 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.
>
>Can't we change the rules to allow automated programs to participate even if
>they don't "kibitz"?

Hi,

i can't find a description of "kibitz" in my english dictionary nor in
engine-inf.htm.
I want to parcipate at the CCT-5, so i want to know what this is. And what have
i to implement in my engine that "kibitz" works.

Andreas







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