Author: Chessfun
Date: 12:19:46 02/05/03
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On February 05, 2003 at 15:16:48, Andrew Williams wrote: >On February 05, 2003 at 14:45:55, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: > >>On February 05, 2003 at 11:47:49, Steffen Jakob wrote: >> >>>On February 05, 2003 at 02:08:02, Daniel Mehrmannn wrote: >>> >>>>Whats new: >>> >>>>* New analyze function: You can now analyze observe games on a InternetServer >>>> and put output to channels, games and people. >>>> (See option->ICS settings) >>> >>>Others have done something similar too, but didn't make it public because it >>>would be a powerful tool for cheating at internet chess servers. >> >>Steffen, I guess, you are talking about use of computer in a non-computer >>account. >>I'm afraid, I can't follow: why is kibitzing a "powerful tool for cheating" ? >> >>Uli >> > >As I understand it, this feature would allow an unscrupulous ICC member to do >this: > >1. Log in using Blitzin using their normal handle >2. Log in as a guest using Winboard with an attached program running >3. Issue a "follow <my_handle>" command from the guest account >4. Set the program attached to Winboard to analyze mode > >The program will "see" all the moves from the member's game and will output its >analysis locally. An unscrupulous player could use the moves from the program >instead of playing himself. > >This is similar to the functionality that Bob uses to allow crafty to write its >analysis to ch211 during live transmission of big games on ICC. The difference >is that Bob has not made his code generally available, because of the >opportunity it offers to cheats. > >Andrew But you could do any of that now with Fritz or Tiger log in normally and have another piece of software running, I don't see the difference. Sarah.
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