Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:32:58 02/18/06
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On February 18, 2006 at 18:14:19, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Arturo, > >On February 18, 2006 at 17:28:50, Arturo Ochoa wrote: > >>Nobody can deny that CCT8 is very well organized. >> >>Zappa should be there to try to revalidate its Title. >> >>I suppose that it can't be there because the Book of Erdogan is in ChessBase >>Format and there is no way to connect Zappa using that book. > >in fact there is a way, this was already discussed during CCT7. There exist two >solutions which can connect the ChessBase GUI with auto232 to winboard WITH >sending analyzing lines. The engine itself must just create a textfile which is >grabbed by the adapter and sent to ICC every time a move is made. So for the >programmer it isn't to complicate to play. > >Might be that Anthony is still busy with testing his supercomputer or CCT does >no longer play a role in Zappa's life. Or he can simply not play. Look at the >reason Will gave... there are more important things than CC in life... :) > >Greets, Thomas All I might add is that it is really a good idea for a previous winner to play in the next event. Otherwise there is always the "well, XXX won this year, but YYY wasn't entered so who knows?" I've played in multiple events I would rather have missed, for this very reason. It is simply preferable to "pass the torch" rather than to retire undefeated prematurely... IMHO of course...
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