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Subject: Re: Why cant Zappa, Diep etc implement as Shredder did? Fritz too ftm.

Author: Marc Lacrosse

Date: 13:45:20 09/06/05

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On September 06, 2005 at 15:54:57, Dann Corbit wrote:


>Xboard is the best protocol for play, I think, but it is useless for
>configuration.
>
>UCI is far better for that.
>
>I would like to see the two protocols merged.

With both Wb2UCI (thanks Odd Gunnar) and Polyglot (thanks Fabien) we have them
merged. Today.

Just a little rough on the edges...

An example: combining TheKing chessmaster engine with WB2uci and PG you can
adjust any parameter and have it play under WB with your own book choice.
This is impossible in any other modern GUI or configuration without horribly
painful manoeuvers.

If we could get WB2UCI + Polyglot working in a little more user-friendly
interface, than we would have the perfect intermediate solution between any
engine and any GUI.

... at the exception of the deliberately schizophrenic chessbase engines, but
this is another story, and we can begin to hope that their hegemonic story is
beginning to go to its lonely end.

Marc



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