Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 06:27:33 01/23/04
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On January 23, 2004 at 08:09:10, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >On January 23, 2004 at 05:17:56, Peter Berger wrote: > >>On January 23, 2004 at 04:23:42, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >> >>>A week or so ago there was a message posted here proposing a solution for using >>>the Chessbase GUI to play in CCT6, ie kibitzing variations. I can't find this in >>>the archives. Does anybody have any more information about this? Has anybody >>>tried it? >> >>http://f11.parsimony.net/forum16635/messages/60391.htm >> >>> >>>Also, do the rules allow the use of the opening books that come with the >>>chessbase programs? There is no mention of this on the tournament web site. >>> >> >>I am pretty sure most will feel that except the ChessBase engines themselves no >>one is allowed to use them unless you build your own. I don't think this has >>ever been brought up before. >> >>This would also mean that it is probably useless for you to use the ChessBase >>GUI for the tournament. > >I've also sent email to Volker asking for clarification. It seems to me that the >"Junior.ctg", "Shredder.ctg" are pretty generic. > >Even if they are ruled out, I would still prefer to build my own book using the >Chessbase GUI. The Lokasoft book building options are not very good IMO. Arena >looks ok, but it too has less functionality that the Chessbase and I've heard >that there is no support for transpositions. > >Perhaps Volker can be convinced to allow a more flexible approach to the >opening, ie. you can play the opening manually using a book in whatever private >format you want, and only after that the engine must start to kibitz pv's, etc. > >Vas I would be very much against this. The general movement in CCT6 rule changes has been towards *reducing* operator intervention as much as possible. Allowing this would seem to be a significant step backwards. Andrew
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