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Subject: Re: Technical question regarding interface for CCT

Author: enrico carrisco

Date: 01:26:15 12/12/03

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On December 12, 2003 at 04:12:23, Steffen Jakob wrote:

>On December 12, 2003 at 03:30:27, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>The main opening book of Falcon is in Shredder Classic format (BOK), but I can
>>also create a similar book out of my pgn database in Fritz format (CTG). In any
>>case, Falcon relies on the interface to play the opening moves.
>>
>>So, AFAIK there is no way to connect either the Fritz or Shredder Classic
>>interfaces to play on ICC. In that case, and assuming that there is no external
>>program that can read either BOK or CTG formats and play the moves on behalf of
>>WinBoard interface, I don't see how Falcon can play in CCT.
>>
>>It seems that the only interfaces that can connect to ICC are WinBoard and
>>Arena, none of which have their own book formats (can't compile a book out of a
>>pgn database).
>>
>>However, non-winboard engines such as Shredder, Fritz, Junior, and Hiarcs have
>>already participated in CCT in the past.
>
>I think when the commercial engines which you mentioned participated it was not
>required that they had to play automatically.

To my knowledge, only Shredder was manual of all the commercials in CCT4.  See
my reply just above this thread...

-elc.

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