Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 14:27:11 07/04/04
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On July 04, 2004 at 16:00:39, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >On July 04, 2004 at 13:59:26, Frank Phillips wrote: > >>This (and Uri's post about time management) seem to indicate that it would be >>advantageous to run an on site fics chess server and remove the need for humans >>to move the pieces for the machine. I have forgotten why the need for humans to >>move real pieces is not as mind-bogglingly stupid as it first appears. Hey, the >>games could be even be relayed through ICC and FICS to people interested in >>computer chess ;-) > >To my knowledge, FICS like servers do not support the time control used at WCCC. >Also some remote engines might have problems with a local server. If you allow >really remote connections to a FICS server, the whole idea of a tournament, >where also programmers meet, is gone. That idea is gone already when you allow operators who are not programmers. I don't see any point of manual operation at all. If the idea is to make programmers meet, the only way to achieve it is to require that the programmers have to be present themselves. As far as I can see, manual vs automatic play is almost totally irrellevant with respect to the social aspects ot the tournament. If anything, automatic play should be preferable, because it allows the programmers to relax better and chat with each other rather than constantly staring at the monitor in order to be able to move instantly when the program makes its move. Tord
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