Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 08:56:19 10/28/03
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On October 28, 2003 at 11:29:44, Daniel Clausen wrote: >On October 28, 2003 at 10:55:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] > >>That's a good point. A good book can be a significant advantage. There >>are complaints if an amateur tries to use a commercial program's opening >>book. Why not if two different commercial entries try to use the same >>book? > >Just to clarify: The book included with Rebel, DS and Tiger is the same? I don't know. The book as used in things like the WCCC/WMCCC events are created by Jeroen. > >If they differ but the "base" of the book (maybe 90% of the book) would be the >same and the rest are specific variations tailored to each engines style, would >you still have a problem? yes. That 90% "base" is critical. > >What if a programmer writes two different engines. Would it be >good/bad/acceptable if he/she would enter tournaments with both engines? (like >Bob enters both with Crafty and CB?) Not allowable according to the ICCA rules. IE one author one engine. It has just been applied sloppily to the book issue... > >I don't really know what to think about the issue. I can see potential problems >with _myself_ if I wanted to enter a tournament with 2 engines of me, but I >don't know whether you would dislike other people doing that. > >Sargon
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