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Subject: Re: Is it time for the Winboard Protocol to go the way of the Dodo?

Author: Volker Annuss

Date: 00:56:40 03/10/05

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Hello Anthony,

there are many more points for one or the other protocol. Here are the most
important ones for me:


On March 09, 2005 at 12:13:26, Anthony Cozzie wrote:

>The Anthony WB/UCI comparison:
>
>+UCI:
>
>Interface is cleaner & easier to implement, not being based on the crappy GNU
>chess protocol.
>
>Supports Multiple PVs, refutations, etc.
>
>Graphical configuration of engines.

Common options for many engines can be changed at once.

Supports better time controls.


>+WinBoard:
>
>Can operate in text mode.

Allows resign by the engine.

Allows draw by agreement.

The user can switch between normal chess and Chess960 (FRC) without changing the
engine configuration.

Makes it possible to send configuration files to others.

Makes it possible to keep the configuration of important tournaments for
documentation purposes.


Volker

• Re: elementare Probleme mit Chess960 Reinhard Scharnagl 03:36:57 03/10/05
  • Re: Coding castle moves in FRC - a suggestion Kolss 07:00:24 03/10/05
    • Re: Coding castle moves in FRC - a suggestion Dieter Buerssner 07:55:05 03/10/05
    • Re: Coding castle moves in FRC - a suggestion Reinhard Scharnagl 07:10:30 03/10/05
  • Re: elementare Probleme mit Chess960 Volker Annuss 06:04:34 03/10/05
    • Re: elementare Probleme mit Chess960 Reinhard Scharnagl 06:34:46 03/10/05
  • Re: elementare Probleme mit Chess960 Thomas Mayer 05:06:34 03/10/05
    • Re: elementare Probleme mit Chess960 Reinhard Scharnagl 06:13:52 03/10/05

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