Problem with Arena 3.0

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Problem with Arena 3.0

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Arena appears to have a problem with some engines to start the game.

For example Chad's Chess wants to start the game without having received a command "go" or a move, even with black.

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DanaSah plays black, DanaSah mates.

2012-03-20 11:19:00,436<--1:63 32766 255 2544 d1e1 
2012-03-20 11:19:00,443<--1:move d1e1 
2012-03-20 11:19:00,444*1*Found move:Qd1xe1
2012-03-20 11:19:00,614<--1:0-1 {Black mates}
2012-03-20 11:19:00,629********Game end: 0-1 {Mate}
2012-03-20 11:19:00,632********Last game won by DanaSah Fun 1.1 with Black in 22 moves
2012-03-20 11:19:00,636********DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15: 
2012-03-20 11:19:00,640********   2 B 1    2,0:0,0        2,0:0,0       11:19:00      -M1    22 5,600 :0 2-0-0
2012-03-20 11:19:00,755********Saving file C:\Users\Pedro\Desktop\Ajedrez\arena_30\Tournaments\Arena tournament 6.pgn
2012-03-20 11:19:01,001-->1:?
2012-03-20 11:19:01,002-->2:?
2012-03-20 11:19:01,024-->1:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:19:01,025-->2:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:19:02,369-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:02,372-->2:easy

This is ok. Now DanaSah plays white, DanaSah has command ping, DanaSah is engine 1.

2012-03-20 11:19:02,378********Round 3 of 10: DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906**----------New game---2012-03-20 11:19:02,906 mar -------------
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906-->1:new
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906-->1:random
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906-->1:ics -
2012-03-20 11:19:02,906-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:02,937-->1:post
2012-03-20 11:19:02,953-->1:hard
2012-03-20 11:19:02,953-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:02,953-->1:ping 20
2012-03-20 11:19:03,316<--1:pong 20
2012-03-20 11:19:03,319-->1:computer
2012-03-20 11:19:03,319-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:03,320-->2:new
2012-03-20 11:19:03,320-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:03,321<--2:move f4

Chad's chess make move f4, but DanaSah plays white!.

2012-03-20 11:19:03,322*moveerror*engine's side not to move !...!
2012-03-20 11:19:03,322*2*---------> Arena:Illegal move!: "f4" ()
2012-03-20 11:19:03,338-->2:post
2012-03-20 11:19:03,339-->2:hard
2012-03-20 11:19:03,339-->2:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:03,340-->2:computer
2012-03-20 11:19:03,379********Game end: 0-1 {0-1 Arena Adjudication. Illegal move!}
2012-03-20 11:19:03,382********Last game won by Chad's Chess 0.15 with Black in 0 moves

Adjudication is bad.

2012-03-20 11:19:03,386********DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15: 
2012-03-20 11:19:03,391********   3 B 2    3,0:0,0        2,0:1,0       11:19:03     0.00     0 5,600 :0 2-1-0
2012-03-20 11:19:03,500********Saving file C:\Users\Pedro\Desktop\Ajedrez\arena_30\Tournaments\Arena tournament 6.pgn
2012-03-20 11:19:03,670-->1:?
2012-03-20 11:19:03,671-->2:?
2012-03-20 11:19:03,692-->1:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:19:03,692-->2:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:19:04,919-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:04,920-->2:easy

Now Chad's chess plays white. Chad's is engine 2.

2012-03-20 11:19:04,926********Round 4 of 10: Chad's Chess 0.15  -  DanaSah Fun 1.1
2012-03-20 11:19:05,139**----------New game---2012-03-20 11:19:05,139 mar -------------
2012-03-20 11:19:05,140-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:05,141-->1:new
2012-03-20 11:19:05,141-->1:random
2012-03-20 11:19:05,142-->1:ics -
2012-03-20 11:19:05,143-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:05,156-->1:post
2012-03-20 11:19:05,158-->1:hard
2012-03-20 11:19:05,159-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:05,160-->1:ping 23
2012-03-20 11:19:05,320<--1:pong 23
2012-03-20 11:19:05,336-->1:computer
2012-03-20 11:19:05,337-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:05,338-->2:new
2012-03-20 11:19:05,339-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:19:05,340<--2:move d4

Chad's Chess is side to move, but not yet received the command to start.

2012-03-20 11:19:05,341*moveerror*engine's side, not to move !...!
2012-03-20 11:19:05,342*2*---------> Arena:Illegal move!: "d4" ()
2012-03-20 11:19:05,365-->2:post
2012-03-20 11:19:05,366-->2:hard
2012-03-20 11:19:05,367-->2:easy
2012-03-20 11:19:05,367-->2:computer
2012-03-20 11:19:05,403********Game end: 0-1 {0-1 Arena Adjudication. Illegal move!}
2012-03-20 11:19:05,407********Last game won by DanaSah Fun 1.1 with Black in 0 moves

OK

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DanaSah plays black, DanaSah mates.

2012-03-20 11:26:51,669<--1:64 32766 290 2900 d8d6 
2012-03-20 11:26:51,674<--1:move d8d6 
2012-03-20 11:26:51,675*1*Found move:Qd8-d6
2012-03-20 11:26:51,851<--1:0-1 {Black mates}
2012-03-20 11:26:51,876********Game end: 0-1 {Mate}
2012-03-20 11:26:51,882********Last game won by DanaSah Fun 1.1 with Black in 17 moves

OK

2012-03-20 11:26:51,888********DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15: 
2012-03-20 11:26:51,894********   6 B 1    6,0:0,0        5,0:1,0       11:26:51      -M1    17 6,419 :0 5-1-0
2012-03-20 11:26:52,113********Saving file C:\Users\Pedro\Desktop\Ajedrez\arena_30\Tournaments\Arena tournament 6.pgn
2012-03-20 11:26:52,566-->1:?
2012-03-20 11:26:52,567-->2:?
2012-03-20 11:26:52,587-->1:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:26:52,590-->2:result 0-1
2012-03-20 11:26:53,848-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:26:53,849-->2:easy
2012-03-20 11:26:53,854********Round 7 of 10: DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15

Now DanaSah plays white.

2012-03-20 11:26:54,056**----------New game---2012-03-20 11:26:54,056 mar -------------
2012-03-20 11:26:54,057-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:26:54,057-->1:new
2012-03-20 11:26:54,058-->1:random
2012-03-20 11:26:54,059-->1:ics -
2012-03-20 11:26:54,060-->1:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:26:54,078-->1:post
2012-03-20 11:26:54,080-->1:hard
2012-03-20 11:26:54,080-->1:easy
2012-03-20 11:26:54,081-->1:ping 46
2012-03-20 11:26:54,238<--1:pong 46
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254-->1:computer
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254-->2:new
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254-->2:level 0 5 0
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254<--2:move g4

Chad's chess want to play white, even without start command.

2012-03-20 11:26:54,254*moveerror*engine's side not to move !...!
2012-03-20 11:26:54,254*2*---------> Arena:Illegal move!: "g4" ()
2012-03-20 11:26:54,282-->2:post
2012-03-20 11:26:54,283-->2:hard
2012-03-20 11:26:54,284-->2:easy
2012-03-20 11:26:54,285-->2:computer
2012-03-20 11:26:54,326********Game end: 0-1 {0-1 Arena Adjudication. Illegal move!}
2012-03-20 11:26:54,329********Last game won by Chad's Chess 0.15 with Black in 0 moves

DanaSah is punished without cause

2012-03-20 11:26:54,333********DanaSah Fun 1.1  -  Chad's Chess 0.15: 
2012-03-20 11:26:54,337********   7 B 2    7,0:0,0        5,0:2,0       11:26:54     0.00     0 6,419 :63,500  5-2-0
2012-03-20 11:26:54,449********Saving file C:\Users\Pedro\Desktop\Ajedrez\arena_30\Tournaments\Arena tournament 6.pgn