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Subject: Re: Computer Chess Games

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 21:47:17 01/12/99

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On January 13, 1999 at 00:37:07, Howard Exner wrote:

>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?
[white "<Program-Name Program-Version (C):> : <CPU> [count] : <Total Memory>]
e.g.
[white "Crafty 16.3 (C): 300Mhz PII [1] : 90Meg"]
[black "Whizbang 1.01 (C): 25 Mhz Transputer [512] : 512 meg"]



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