Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 01:59:37 10/29/03
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On October 29, 2003 at 04:34:19, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 29, 2003 at 04:06:35, Sune Fischer wrote: > > >I think that it is an important reason not to allow the same book for many >programs. > >You can expect cheating if you give one person the responsibility of many >programs. But that's not the case here, it's books. And I'd assume if you were the programmer to get stabbed in back from your book author, then you wouldn't ever trust that guy again. So they must be trusting his objectivity to put their heads in his hands. >It is not a boring argument but a clearly relevant argument. ><snipped> >>why not? >>I definitely feel cheated, I would like to use the Kure book as well :) > >Why? > >I think that it is a bad idea. > >Your engine is clearly weaker than the chessbase engines >If you have the kure book what is the excuse that you will have for losing? What does engine strength have to do with it? What excuse does Fritz have when it loses? (I'd use the same :) >>>I like the idea of one book, one program, one "electronic chess player". >>>They are a combination thing, but the book is a part of the total package. >> >>Yes it is, and if the program gets sold with that book or gets to play with that >>book on an everyday basis, it should be able to use it for competitions also >>otherwise you ruin the package. >> >>-S. > >This is not the case that we talk about. > >I have no problem with the ssdf competition. >We are talking about world championship and the commercial book is not the book >that is used so cheating is possible if you have the same book maker for more >than one program. > >Uri I'm not worried about cheating. No programmer is going to spend 10000+ hours on a program only to let some book guy make his engine lose on purpose, that's insane. -S.
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