Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:56:26 12/12/03
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On December 12, 2003 at 16:02:34, enrico carrisco wrote: >On December 12, 2003 at 09:19:56, Robert Hyatt 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. >>> >>>What am I missing?! >> >>The fact that you should "roll your own book program". I suspect it won't be >>long before using a foreign interface is illegal in all CC competitions. For >>one thing, Junior has had an ICC interface for years. I don't know about the >>others... > >If this is the case than why did the Junior team ALSO use the winboard232 >autoplayer in cct4? Also, in events that they did use this interface, did it >kibitz eval? > > >-elc. I don't know what Amir used. But he was playing on ICC _long_ before there was any auto232 interface kludge. He had his own interface that would connect up just fine... I believe he used that but could be wrong.
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