Author: Howard Exner
Date: 21:37:07 01/12/99
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On January 12, 1999 at 18:44:07, odell hall wrote: >Hi CCC > > I Don't know about anyone else but I am getting sick and tired of people >posting computer chess games without the relevant information. What I mean is >games posted without telling 1. What time control the games were played on 2. >Processor speed 3. Rating of the human participants. In my view the games are >totally meaningless without such information. I am referring specificially to >the MKB tournament listed under Human vs computer games in the computer Web >reports, although this lack of information appears to be the rule instead of the >exception. If Rebel beats John Doe and John doe's rating is not listed, then I >really have no idea if it beat a 1400 player or a international master. Thus I >do not get any indication of Rebel's performance. The same is true with >processor speed and Time control. Obviously Rebel defeating a international >master at 40/2 is much more significant than game in 5! Does anyone agree? or >Disagree? Is there a standard for PGN when a computer is one of the players? If not why don't we in this group make one? What are the minimal number of relevent entries that should be in the PGN game when computers are one or both of the players?
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