Author: William Penn
Date: 14:40:42 01/15/06
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On January 15, 2006 at 17:19:18, Uri Blass wrote: >are not allowed. > >It is not clear to me > >I read in gameknot.com that > >Chess books and game/move databases are allowed (as they are permitted in >correspondence chess too). > >The point is that tablebases are not game/move databases but database that is >based on analysis of computers. > >It is clear that if somebody writes a big chess book with all the lines of KRB >vs KR then it is allowed to use it because chess books are allowed but when they >are inside of a computer databae it is not clear. > >Uri There is no easy answer. Each correspondence chess organization has their own rules, and a different TD who must interpret them. All of them allow computers for record keeping, insofar as I'm aware. So you can use your word processor, spreadsheet, and general database for record keeping purposes. Anything more, then it may get blurry... Personally, I couldn't play correspondence chess without my many opening databases. I consider them analogous to opening books published with paper & ink. In fact I rarely consult paper & ink opening books anymore. I believe all correspondence chess organizations allow use of opening databases. Tablebases are analogous to endgame books published with paper & ink. Theoretically you could publish a paper & ink book with the complete tablebase data included, although it would be a very heavy & thick book. :) I think most correspondence chess organizations allow use of tablebases, but this is a gray area. Some may not allow it. I believe all correspondence chess organization with anti-computer rules don't allow use of computers for automatic move generation or analysis. They would probably all agree about this item. That's the main purpose of their anti-computer rules. How many of their players comply? Probably not many, but I don't have any evidence. WP
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