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Subject: Re: a more readable pgn format would be appreciated(n/t)

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 05:56:45 01/18/05

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On January 17, 2005 at 17:09:25, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 17, 2005 at 16:55:20, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On January 17, 2005 at 15:55:23, Günther Simon wrote:
>>
>>>.
>>
>>I think that the first pgn is better.
>>There is more information in it.
>>
>>I do not understand why people prefer pgn without the evaluations of the
>>programs.
>
>Both formats are useful.
>As a human, I can read the stripped format more easily.
>
>However, if I feed both into Winboard or some other appropriate viewer, there is
>no difference in readability, of course.
>
>Some people may enjoy going over the game completely in their mind without the
>use of software tools of any sort.
>
>For them, probably a purged game is better.

      Just right and BTW: I usually don't need evaluation/depth
      of moves played in a game. The gain of space on a harddisk
      for collecting some millions games without this information
      in them is enormous.
      Kurt



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