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Subject: Re: CCT6 2004: Now 25 Participants

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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