Author: Amir Ban
Date: 15:41:28 12/12/03
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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... I'll plead not guilty to this. I used to play on ICC manually, and I played one or two CCT's that way. The last CCT Junior played we had something automatic that Shay organized, but it was based on our class-of-1995 interface and book. Boris Alterman has been doing the Junior book since 1999, and it exists only in Chessbase format. I would like to play in CCT, and I don't even mind using that nonsense book we compiled 8 years ago, and resurrecting the alphanumeric graphic I tossed in the drawer years ago, but I think for the coming CCT even these concessions won't do, and I really have to draw a line somewhere how much I go backwards. CCT rules seem to be geared for ICC-native programs and the features they already have anyway, with anything else proclaimed illegal or primitive. Amir
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