It is well known and accepted in the CC community that engines are used:
http://amici.iccf.com/issues/issue_08/issue_08_ivar_bern_part_2.html
https://www.iccf.com/Message.aspx?message=541
http://en.chessbase.com/post/better-than-an-engine-leonardo-ljubicic-2-2
HTH
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 2:56 P
> I think the poster is asking where this is documented, if I am
understanding it correctly.
Rules work by restriction - unless there's a restriction, it's allowed.
There is no restriction under the currect ICCF rules. Therefore, it's
allowed.
The same applies to chess documentation.
> I was ref
On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 12:58:51PM -0400, Benoit St-Pierre wrote:
> > Strange - which document is it in? I couldn't find it.
>
> Exactly. The only restriction
I think the poster is asking where this is documented, if I am understanding
it correctly.
> is that you are the one who plays the move
> Strange - which document is it in? I couldn't find it.
Exactly. The only restriction is that you are the one who plays the moves.
Tournaments that forbid the use of chess engines will state it. I've heard
that some postal events are still under the old code of honor, which also
forbade document
Strange - which document is it in? I couldn't find it.
On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:05 PM Benoit St-Pierre wrote:
> > Are you allowed to use computers to play correspondence chess?
>
> For ICCF competitions, yes:
>
> https://www.iccf.com/message?message=447
>
> There are websites that forbid it,
