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Subject: Re: Another example of things that could happen

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 04:02:14 12/10/03

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On December 10, 2003 at 06:55:35, Omid David Tabibi wrote:

>Another scenario:
>
>Sjeng isn't having a lucky day and in move 16 of a tactical variation in
>Sicilian, suddenly the amateur opponent engine plays a brilliant sacrifice
>resulting in a forced win. But your opponent frowns and realizes this is the CB
>GUI and not his engine (which doesn't support book at all). He requests to take
>back the move played by the GUI, disable book in GUI, and let the engine try to
>find the move on its own.
>
>Of course you know the engine can never find this mate on its own, so if you
>allow it you are saved and if you refuse you lose the chance for the world
>title.
>
>Do you consider it reasonable to allow him to do this? I DON'T!

My question here would be who made the book.

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GCP



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