Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 13:38:07 10/28/04
I guess this is directed mainly at engine authors, but also anyone else who runs Winboard or UCI engines on a chess server. When I say "Winboard", I am referring to the Winboard/XBoard protocol, not Winboard the GUI. What are your experiences with using these protocols for playing on chess servers? Winboard has commands to communicate with the server, while UCI does not. Here are some things I would be concerned about using UCI on a chess server. * Issuing seek commands periodically * Accepting or offering draws * Resigning * Accepting or rejecting match commands There are probably more concerns I am overlooking, but you get the idea. Are there solutions to these problems? Or do those of you who use UCI engines on chess servers not find these to be much of a problem? Also, I remember that some GUIs offer some workarounds for UCI engines playing on a chess server. I think maybe it was ChessPartner (anyone know?) that you could configure the GUI to issue seek commands for the UCI engine, and things like that. What GUI would you recommend for running a UCI engine on a chess server such as ICC or FICS (either free or commercial)? Or would you recommend just using Winboard?
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