On-line blitz tourney May

[CThinker]

Is there a guest account on HG's system ?

Just like in FICS, you just login with any unregistered name. The server will automatically treat you as guest. But unlike ICC, guests on FICS (and Harm's server) can do anything, including play games, join channels, watch, chat, etc.

Which reminds me... I wish guests would log in to Harm's server this weekend and watch the games.

[Dave Gomboc]

Which reminds me... I wish guests would log in to Harm's server this weekend and watch the games.

Perhaps H.G. will post how to connect to his server in this thread? If so, then CCC readers would be able to observe the matches.

[CThinker]

Which reminds me... I wish guests would log in to Harm's server this weekend and watch the games.

Perhaps H.G. will post how to connect to his server in this thread? If so, then CCC readers would be able to observe the matches.

winboard.exe -ics -icshost 80.100.28.169

That was the IP address last time. I'm guessing it has not changed.

[Engin]

is it also possible to connect with Arena ?

for me is Arena perfect as UCI engine, because watch many engine output informations. No need with winboard a polyglot adapter, runs 1:1

but the ICS features are not very good, i wish Martin Blume improves this features for ICS

better Shredder Classic GUI but this have not a ICS features. Fritz have only access to his self playchess server, why not access to other ICS with Fritz ??

[Matthias Gemuh]

is it also possible to connect with Arena ?

for me is Arena perfect as UCI engine, because watch many engine output informations. No need with winboard a polyglot adapter, runs 1:1

but the ICS features are not very good, i wish Martin Blume improves this features for ICS

better Shredder Classic GUI but this have not a ICS features. Fritz have only access to his self playchess server, why not access to other ICS with Fritz ??

Can any UCI engine connect to server with Arena, or must engine contain special ICS code ?

Matthias.

[bob]

Please note that this Saturday (May 9) there will be another on-line blitz tourney on my home server:

Saturday May 9, 21:00 CET

(This is 3pm EST and noon in California)

New participants, please post your intention to join the tourney here, so I can prepare a login account on the server in advance.

Btw, I would like to propose that we use your server for the next ACCA event. That way we are not tied to the limitations of ICC.

You server is definitely compliant with the "necessary subset" of the ICS protocol.

What are the "limitations of ICC"???

They have excellent bandwidth, excellent internet access point, right in the heart of the internet backbone in fact. Which is an important point. Not to mention timestamp and such.

One big limitation to me is that guests on ICC cannot watch games or chat.

As for timestamp, FICS and FICS-like servers have timeseal.

I also don't think bandwidth is an issue with Harm's server. Chess is not a high-traffic service. Definitely not in the media (audio/video) class. With timeseal, lag should not be an issue either.

I've not seen the guest problem. We play unrated games which should be viewable by _anyone_.

And yes they have timeseal, something that was hacked in the past so that it became yet another way of cheating.

[bob]

How sounds this server to name Computer Chess Club Server = CCCS ?

and we use this always for online computerchess tounaments ???

Here is a necessary thing for important online events: You need good connectivity. Most end-users come in thru some ISP that has a single route out. It takes some financial resources to provide more than one link so that routing congestion, or even midpoint failures on a single route do not completely disrupt the event.

I would not host such an event from my home, as an example. I use BellSouth for my DSL connection, and I run into occasional trouble where I can not connect to talkchess while I can reach other places, or cases where I can not connect to my office but can connect to mit.edu or whatever.

The more remote a location, the more it is subject to various forms of routing failures. That is one problem ICC doesn't have. Occasionally a remote user will have a problem connecting, but we have never had any sort of total failure during any of the online events we have held on ICC. They are in a network "hotspot" with hundreds of alternate routes to get to them, rather than being a remote network endpoint where a single failure can be a major problem

[CThinker]

I've not seen the guest problem. We play unrated games which should be viewable by _anyone_.

Guest cannot chat or join channels. How can they know who are in the tournament, who is playing, what games are in progress, etc?

Things that guests can do on ICC are way too limited, the experience is really pretty bad.

[Engin]

no, that makes only the GUI, other then winboard

[Matthias Gemuh]

no, that makes only the GUI, other then winboard

Thanks.
I will install Arena 2.01 and try to connect.

Matthias.