Author: Antonio Redael
Date: 13:29:41 02/26/04
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On February 26, 2004 at 14:16:57, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 26, 2004 at 04:48:27, Volker Pittlik wrote: > >>On February 26, 2004 at 04:26:36, Antonio Redael wrote: >> >>... >>>One thing, I do not understand why the SCID author does not create the >>>possibility to load UCI engines also. Is that so difficult? I cannot say. >> >>Another question could be: why should he? OK, multivariant analysis would be > =================================QUOTE >I do suggest that a nice project would be to form a formal grammar that >encompasses both Winboard and UCI protocols (and ChessBase too, if it were >published). Using these protocols, form a lexer and a parser and make it a >public project. >================================UNQUOTE >The nice thing about that idea is that people who write chess programs would >just have to strap it on. Then they could fiddle with the fun stuff (the chess >algorithms) and not the boring, tedious stuff (how to talk to a console and >understand a communication protocol). Ref: see above Quote/Unquote Yes, I think those who are handling chess engine web pages should send a circular mail to all engine authors to ask them to start something with your above suggestion. BTW, I would need List and SOS to be designed also for WB use, to load in SCID, etc., but the respective authors never appear here or in other fora to discuss this matter. Regards Antonio
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