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Subject: Re: Another example of things that could happen

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 06:30:36 12/10/03

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On December 10, 2003 at 09:25:54, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On December 10, 2003 at 07:02:14, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On December 10, 2003 at 06:55:35, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>>
>>>Another scenario:
>>>
>>>Sjeng isn't having a lucky day and in move 16 of a tactical variation in
>>>Sicilian, suddenly the amateur opponent engine plays a brilliant sacrifice
>>>resulting in a forced win. But your opponent frowns and realizes this is the CB
>>>GUI and not his engine (which doesn't support book at all). He requests to take
>>>back the move played by the GUI, disable book in GUI, and let the engine try to
>>>find the move on its own.
>>>
>>>Of course you know the engine can never find this mate on its own, so if you
>>>allow it you are saved and if you refuse you lose the chance for the world
>>>title.
>>>
>>>Do you consider it reasonable to allow him to do this? I DON'T!
>>
>>My question here would be who made the book.
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>That's _wrong_ thinking.  That question should not be asked _here_.  It
>should be asked _prior_ to the start of the tournament.

Of course - I didn't imply otherwhise. I implied that if he made the book
I'd consider it a different situation than if he discovered that he was
accidentally using Fritzs book.

>If two commercial programs can use the same book, they would find it very
>difficult to prevent me from using that same book should I be able to gain
>access to it somehow.

Because you don't have permission to use it in a tournament? Pretty much the
same like I can get Crafty but not use it in a tournament?

--
GCP



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