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Subject: Re: Arena 1.1, pictures with DGT Clock XP as chess computer, show ELO ...

Author: F. Huber

Date: 14:41:30 12/14/04

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On December 14, 2004 at 17:15:39, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>Hi there,
>
>here you can see examples how Arena works with the DGT clock XP.
>
>The goal is to use the clock not as clock :-)
>Of course the clock with all the options will work fine in Arena but the goal is
>to give the clock other information, like the evaluation from a chess program
>(perhaps the most interesting information).
>
>In this example I play vs. Gandalf 6.0 on the DGT board with the DGT clock XP.
>On the clock you can see the evaluation from Gandalf 6.0 during the game /
>analyzes by Gandalf 6.0. The clock need around 0.3 seconds to show the
>evaluation from Gandalf. I believe faster isn't possible.
>
>Just a great feature because if I play a game I will max. see the evaluation,
>not other information because in this case I can look on my monitor.
>
>In combination with the move announcements and Arena DGT support I can create
>from more as 250 available chess programs the strongest chess computer.
>
>Look on the picture!
>You can see the ELO from Gandalf :-)
>
>http://www.playwitharena.com/common/pic/arena-11.jpg
>http://www.playwitharena.com/common/pic/arena-11-dgtclockxp-1.jpg
>http://www.playwitharena.com/common/pic/arena-11-dgtclockxp-2.jpg
>
>I config the DGT Board on my 2.67 Pentium IV Mobile Notebook. This notebook
>don't have a serial port. I used an USB adapter from Sitecom.
>
>I hope DGT will not read the mail because the clock have an other function but
>why not. The system is a little bit to compare with the TascR30/40.
>
>Have a lot of fun but unfortunately ... the problem is the strong Gandalf. I can
>not win a game, at the moment 0.5 : 6.5 :-(
>
>Best
>Frank

I´m really asking myself, how useful such specialized functions are,
while Arena is still crashing on _basic_ functions? :-(

Franz.



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