Author: Amir Ban
Date: 16:08:08 12/13/03
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On December 13, 2003 at 18:59:18, enrico carrisco wrote: >On December 13, 2003 at 18:37:37, Amir Ban wrote: > >>On December 13, 2003 at 11:11:19, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On December 13, 2003 at 05:31:25, Amir Ban wrote: >>> >>>>On December 12, 2003 at 21:11:15, Russell Reagan wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 12, 2003 at 18:49:40, Amir Ban wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>There's no way to export a Chessbase book. >>>>> >>>>>You have Chessbase to thank for that. Let's be clear about who is to blame for >>>>>you not being able to participate. It is not the fault of the volunteers who >>>>>work hard to run the CCTs make good, reasonable decisions that make for a better >>>>>event and promote progress. >>>> >>>>Well, if without Chessbase engines you'll have a better event and make progress, >>>>I won't stand in your way. >>>> >>>>Amir >>> >>> >>>What we have to wait for is enough interest in CCT that you can't afford to >>>miss it. >> >>Shrug. For that you'll have to wait, because in terms of prestige or sales I can >>definitely miss it now. >> >>I would like to play anyway, if possible, for fun, and to test new stuff. Like I >>said I will even take a handicap if necessary, although it will be annoying that >>I have to take it to live inside the dictated framework. > >Amir, does your email address associated with this site work? I believe Mark >and I have a solution to use the native GUI and still kibitz eval. > Yes. Thanks. Amir >-elc. > > >>Currently what I see is that CCT is gradually losing stature and prestige. I >>have some loyalty to the event as I was a regular at the early ones, and then >>most important programs were there. Now as a rule they don't show up. >> >> >> Also, for the record, the most demanded feature for chess engines >>>by those that buy every one they can get their hands on is an automatic >>>interface for the chess servers. I don't quite understand ignoring that >>>demand. Or, for the first one to do it right, that level of extra sales. >>> >> >>Chessbase have their own site playchess.com which is pretty popular. You get the >>interface and a free license with every Chessbase product you buy. So they are >>in competition with ICC and don't think they have to support it. I won't ask >>them to unless and until playing CCT is professionally important, but currently >>I won't bother them to put in workhours for my fun only. >> >>Amir >> >> >>>If the ICGA takes their responsibilities seriously, an automatic interface >>>will eventually be mandated there although I personally prefer the CCT-sized >>>event with 50+ participants rather than 16.
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