Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:32:40 01/06/99
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On January 06, 1999 at 11:08:07, Joe T. Pangilinan wrote: [snip] > I know that CAP supposed to be an Openings database. My question is, what is >the goal of this project. There are a large number of goals to the project. If you read the chess analysis project FAQ, you can find out more. ftp://38.168.214.175/pub/Chess%20Analysis%20Project%20FAQ.htm >Is the end result intended as a corrected Openings >book that many Chess Engines can use? That is one possible use of the data. >If it is, I think it may be more of >repeating the efforts of the Programmers of the Chess Engines, because are >already are upgrading the opening book everytime they would come out with a >program update (weed out the bad lines, etc) Do they provide an open API to get at their data if you use a different engine? Do they provide a complete schema to their database? Do they provide a standard interface to query the data such as ANSI SQL? > If it is intended for serious player to develop their opening reperotire in >human tournaments, then it be most beneficial that either the MCO (Modern Chess >Opening 13th Ed) or the BCO (Batsford Chess Openings) be converted to a computer >format and updated yearly (Nobody has come up with one yet). > If its goal to be encyclopedic like the ECO, the why not just come out with >the corrections to the ECO, since the ECO is already available on CDrom. The goals are stated in the FAQ, but *you* can use the data, which is donated to the public domain, for any purpose you choose.
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