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Subject: Re: Another example of things that could happen

Author: Omid David Tabibi

Date: 13:09:34 12/10/03

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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.

Let's look at it this way:

The author created the book himself, but didn't write the access code. It is
pretty much like EGTB, you use the EGTB but haven't written your own access code
for it.

The only question you will ask now, is whether the author has written the EGTB
himself? No, but he does have permission to use it I guess. For example, if you
get special permission to use the fritz opening book, you can use it. That's
also the case with EGTB.

So, basically, there is no difference between the interface playing from book,
or from EGTB.


>
>--
>GCP



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