Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:28:50 11/01/03
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On October 31, 2003 at 16:47:36, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On October 31, 2003 at 16:42:58, Joachim Rang wrote: > >>Gian-Carlo you are exaggerating. The general.ctg is a good but not superb book. >>It is relatively old. There are newer books which are superior. > >Yes, but not for amateurs. > >>Every amateur in the SSDF - List is using the general.ctg - book. >>I don't see how that qualifies as a "totally unfair advantage". > >Say what? > >Look what Alex Kure himself has to say about this: > >http://www.chess-archive.com/ccc.php?art_id=247734 > >Not an unfair advantage????? > >Note that it was SPECIFICALLY said when Gromit was tested that this was >not acceptable for future testing. And now it's done again. > >>Of course SSDF could have stick to their rigid position "if the company does'nt >>provide us with the software like we want it we will not test it". But I'm >>happy that they changed that. > >It's good to test programs. No if it's in unfair conditions. That doesn't >help anyone (except the one who benefits). > >>Of course every engine should now be allowed to play under the CB-GUI with the >>general.ctg > >_NO_ engine except for Fritz should be allowed to use that book. This has been my point about single-book-author, single-program, for _years_. Saying it is ok for a single person to make books for multiple engines, is just a grey area of the idea of multiple programs using the _same_ book. It would be _much_ cleaner to just say "one book, one book author, per program, _period_. Anything else is one of multiple levels of grey between black (everybody shares a single book) and white (one program, one book, one book author). It's already messy enough. > >> All consumers would be happy to see Rebel and DeepSjeng on the list >>even with the general.ctg and playing under the CB-GUI. > >Wouldn't they be even happier if we actually did a fair test with >our own book and own interface? > >-- >GCP
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