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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 11:29:13 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 10:24:12, Omid David Tabibi wrote:

>I don't understand all this engine/interfacedifferentiation. It is one chess
>playing unit, and does not matter whether it is built of only an engine, engine
>+ interface, or an interface with a built-in engine...

I disagree, I think the difference in this case is especially important.

>There is no border line between an engine and an interface. For example, in
>WinBoard the engine is solely responsible for the draw claim, but in the UCI
>protocol the interface is mainly responsible for claiming the draw.

Isn't the above directly contradicting itself?

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GCP

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