Author: Zachariah Amela
Date: 14:04:01 08/24/99
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O >I have suggested that the only reasonable way to control cheating is to control >the client software. ICC ought to take their blitzin interface, and modify it >and the server so that blitzin is the _only_ interface that will work. And then >they can take countermeasures inside blitzin to address the cheating issue, >without having all the other interfaces that would not have the countermeasures >included. > >Until that happens, it is hopeless... How about FICS? Should they/could the alter Blitzin to be their only client? Also, isn't Blitzen only for Win right now? I could be wrong. What about Unix/Linux/Solaris, Mac and NeXT users? > >Not quite what I said. I gave some patches to Tim Mann (for winboard/xboard) >that recongizes when the opponent is in the 'computer' list. It will then >tell the chess engine by sending a command "computer" to the program. If a >person is using a computer, and has a (C) on their handle, then this code works >fine. But it doesn't work if the person is 'cheating' as it won't have any >idea the guy is using a computer. > Understood. > >Not that I can verify. I can't think of another GM that hasn't, however, from >Karpov on down. I tend to think Kasparov has not played Crafty, because the >last comment I saw from him was something like "It is weak, actually". Of >course, I'd be more than happy to take him on in a blitz match to see how weak >it really is. :) Hmmm.....limited comment form Mr. Kasparov. One thing Crafty isn't, is weak. > >But actually, playing him isn't a real priority of mine, because if Crafty won, >we'd have to put up with whining about poor conditions, too noisy, the computer >had help, etc. IE there would be _no way_ to win against him... even to win >would be to lose, IMHO. Lol! Whatever do you mean? Lol... > >I prefer to play all the other GM players that _do not_ have the obnoxious >attitude. There are plenty of them, with Kamsky right at the top of the list, >but with many others that are equally as congenial. Interesting. Do you have PGN games of Crafty vs. Gm's? Thanks!
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