Author: Gabor Szots
Date: 03:29:23 10/29/05
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On October 29, 2005 at 03:44:05, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 29, 2005 at 03:36:05, Gabor Szots wrote: > >>Often I read in this forum that UCI engines are handicapped under ChessBase >>GUI's due to bugs in the UCI adapter. Now I have played some games using >>WinBoard engines under Fritz7 Special Edition. This requires two adapters, one >>WB to UCI and one UCI-CB. Still task manager shows that all CPU power is given >>to the engines. In what way are then they handicapped? > >The main question is if they get the right commands from the interface. > >Note that I have not fritz7 but >I know that after 256 moves engines may get strange commands from the fritz8 gui >and the strange commands may cause them to force repetition or to lose on time. > >first problem is that they do not get correct information about the time that is >left after 256 moves. > >second problem after more than 256 moves of both sides is that instead of >getting moves of the opponent they get position and it may cause them to play >stupid repetition instead of winning. > >I do not know about specific problems when the game has less than 256 moves but >I cannot promise you that there are not other problems. > >Uri I have instinctively avoided all such problems by setting the move limit to 180... Gábor
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