Author: Georg v. Zimmermann
Date: 05:05:02 12/02/03
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>>> >>Yes, but the point is not that they "can't" kibitz just because they are >>chess base programs, They "won't" kibitz. There is a difference. This >>has been the same mentality that has prevented operatorless tournaments >>with automatic interfaces. "We don't have an automatic interface, we are >>commercial, do you want to have an event without us?" >> >>CCT has said "yes". After a while, they will decide it is to their advantage >>to compete there, and kibitzing will happen. How long did it take them to get >>something that would let them play on a chess server? :) More importantly, >>_why_ did they do it? answer: marketing pressure. User demands. >> > >I've explained this about a million and two times. The Chessbase GUI does not >and cannot connect directly to ICC. It is impossible to kibitz moves for a >chessbase native engine unless another GUI is used (which then, would make it >UCI or winboard.) An hour of work my ass. > >-elc. You do not understand. It would be possible for Chessbaseto to add Icc support, if they wanted to. Prof. Hyatt does _not_ say that you as user can do that. read-think-write Georg
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