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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 11:41:39 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 14:29:13, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On December 09, 2003 at 10:24:12, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>
>>I don't understand all this engine/interfacedifferentiation. It is one chess
>>playing unit, and does not matter whether it is built of only an engine, engine
>>+ interface, or an interface with a built-in engine...
>
>I disagree, I think the difference in this case is especially important.

If the GUI can play half the game (opening moves), then it is part of the
chess-playing software.  The engine/GUI are one chess-playing entitiy.
Therefore, you point is egregiously in error.

>
>>There is no border line between an engine and an interface. For example, in
>>WinBoard the engine is solely responsible for the draw claim, but in the UCI
>>protocol the interface is mainly responsible for claiming the draw.
>
>Isn't the above directly contradicting itself?
>
>--
>GCP



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