Author: James Swafford
Date: 11:21:29 07/30/00
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I don't know how many times I've seen computers (mine included)
draw out a hopeless endgame. It (understandably) pisses the opponent
off to no end.
Seems to me what goes around comes around.
On July 29, 2000 at 22:11:11, Derrick Wilson wrote:
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> I'm Running a Chess Tiger Clone at ICC, after reviewing some of the games I
>noticed this particular 2300 player knocked me off twice in a row. I figured he
>most be onen of those dynamite, anti computer chess humans ,that had developed
>expience on how to beat computers. To my amazement I discovered his strategy was
>simply to use the computers clock against it. This guy was winning on Time!!!;
>while in Lost positions. He would simply build a stonewall fortress, then begin
>to simply move the same piece back and forth, back and forth, until the program
>lost on time!!!! I can't help but feel this guy is cheating, although i don't
>know any specific rule that he is breaking, I just have the feeling that there
>should be some rule against this type of play. The human is simply taking
>advantage of the poor program!! What do you think ??, here are the games. I have
>removed the name to protect the indivisual privacy.
>The computer lost on time in both games!!
>
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>[Event "ICC 3 0"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2000.07.29"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White "p"]
>[Black "]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"]
>[WhiteElo "2299"]
>[BlackElo "2769"]
>[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
>[ECO "D00"]
>[NIC "QP.08"]
>[Time "19:24:39"]
>[TimeControl "180+0"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg3 Ne4 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 c4 8. Qc2
>Nd7 9. Be2 h6 10. Nbd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. a3 b5 14. Rfe1 O-O
>15. Nf1 Bb7 16. Bd1 Re8 17. Be2 Bc6 18. Bd1 Nf6 19. Be2 Qc7 20. Bd1 Kf8 21.
>Be2 Reb8 22. Bd1 a5 23. Be2 Ra7 24. Bd1 Rba8 25. Be2 b4 26. Bd1 b3 27. Qc1
>Rb8 28. Be2 Ke8 29. Bd1 Raa8 30. Be2 Kf8 31. Bd1 a4 32. Be2 Ra7 33. Bd1 Rd8
>34. Be2 Qb8 35. Bd1 Re8 36. Be2 Qc7 37. Bd1 Qd8 38. Be2 Qb8 39. Bd1 Qc7 40.
>Be2 Rd8 41. Bd1 Qb8 42. Be2 Bc7 43. Bd1 Ra8 44. Be2 Bd6 45. Bd1 Rd7 46. Be2
>Re7 47. Bd1 Raa7 48. Be2 Bc7 49. Bd1 Ra8 50. Be2 Kg8 51. Bd1 Bd6 52. Be2
>Raa7 53. Bd1 Qd8 54. Be2 Bb5 55. Bd1 Ra8 56. Be2 Qb8 57. Bd1 Qc7 58. Be2 Rd7
>59. Bd1 Bc6 60. Be2 Rdd8 61. Bd1 Ra7 62. Be2 Re8 63. Bd1 Rb8 64. Be2 Rbb7
>65. Bd1 Ra8 66. Be2 Re8 67. Bd1 Ra7 68. Be2 Qb8 69. Bd1 Rd8 70. Be2 Rdd7 71.
>Bd1 Re7 72. Be2 Kf8 73. Bd1 Ra8 74. Be2 Kg8 75. Bd1 Qd8 76. Be2 Qc7 77. Bd1
>Ree8 78. Be2 Rad8 79. Bd1 Rb8 80. Be2 Kf8 81. Bd1 h5 82. Be2 Ne4 83. Bd1 g6
>84. Be2 Red8 85. Bd1 Qe7 86. Be2 Bc7 87. N1d2 Nxd2 88. Qxd2 Kg7 89. Bf1 f6
>90. Be2 Rh8 91. Bf1 Rh6 92. Be2 Ra8 93. Bf1 Bb6 94. Be2 Qd6 95. Bf1 Qd8 96.
>Be2 Ra7 97. Bf1 Rf7 98. Be2 Bb5 99. Bf1 Qa8 100. Be2 Bc6 101. Bf1 Re7 102.
>Be2 Qd8 103. Bf1 Qc8 104. Be2 Rd7 105. Bf1 Rf7 106. Be2 Qd8 107. Bf1 Qd6
>108. Be2 Qb8 109. Bf1 Re7 110. Be2 Qg8 111. Bf1 Qd8 112. Be2 Rb7 113. Bf1
>Ra7 114. Be2 Qd7 115. Bf1 Qe7 116. Be2 Bb5 117. Bf1 Qb7 118. Be2 Qf7 119.
>Bf1 Bc6 120. Be2 Ra8 121. Bf1 Rd8 122. Be2 {Black forfeits on time} 1-0
>
>[Event "ICC 3 0"]
>[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
>[Date "2000.07.29"]
>[Round "-"]
>[White ""]
>[Black "
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ICCResult "Black forfeits on time"]
>[WhiteElo "2329"]
>[BlackElo "2739"]
>[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
>[ECO "D00"]
>[NIC "QP.08"]
>[Time "19:32:09"]
>[TimeControl "180+0"]
>
>1. d4 d5 2. c3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c6 4. Qb3 e6 5. Bg3 Ne4 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 c4 8. Qc2
>Nd7 9. Be2 h6 10. Nbd2 Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. a3 b5 14. Rfc1 O-O
>15. Nf1 Bb7 16. Bd1 Nf6 17. Be2 Qc7 18. Bd1 Bc6 19. Be2 Ra7 20. Bd1 Rd8 21.
>Be2 Qb8 22. Bd1 Re8 23. Be2 Kf8 24. Bd1 Qc7 25. Be2 Rd8 26. Bd1 Rc8 27. Be2
>Rb8 28. Bd1 Kg8 29. Be2 a5 30. Bd1 Kf8 31. Be2 Rba8 32. N1d2 b4 33. Bf1 b3
>34. Qd1 Rb7 35. Be2 Kg8 36. Qe1 Ng4 37. Nf1 Be7 38. Bd1 Kh7 39. Be2 Qd8 40.
>Bd1 f5 41. Be2 Kg8 42. Bd1 Bd6 43. Be2 Rf7 44. Bd1 Kh7 45. Be2 Raa7 46. Bd1
>Nf6 47. Be2 Qb8 48. Bd1 a4 49. Be2 Kg8 50. Bd1 g6 51. Be2 Ne4 52. Bd1 Rh7
>53. Be2 Rhg7 54. N3d2 Nf6 55. Nf3 Bc7 56. Bd1 Ra8 57. Be2 Kh7 58. Bd1 Bd6
>59. Be2 Qc7 60. Bd1 Rf7 61. Be2 Ra7 62. Bd1 Qb8 63. Be2 Ne4 64. Bd1 Qd8 65.
>N3d2 Nf6 66. Nf3 Qc7 67. Be2 Rg7 68. Bd1 Qb8 69. Be2 Ne4 70. N3d2 Nxd2 71.
>Qxd2 Qd8 72. Qe1 Qf6 73. Bd1 Qg5 74. Be2 Kg8 75. Bf3 Rgf7 76. Bd1 Kg7 77.
>Bf3 Kf8 78. Bd1 Kg8 79. Bf3 Bc7 80. Bd1 Kh7 81. Bf3 Kh8 82. Bd1 Kg7 83. Bf3
>Kh7 84. Bd1 Bd6 85. Bf3 Kg7 86. Bd1 Kf8 87. Bf3 Bc7 88. Bd1 Rh7 89. Bf3 Bd6
>90. Bd1 Rh8 91. Bf3 Rg8 92. Bd1 Rgg7 93. Bf3 Kg8 94. Bd1 Qf6 95. Bf3 Rh7 96.
>Bd1 Qg5 97. Bf3 Kh8 98. Bd1 Bc7 99. Bf3 Rg7 100. Bd1 Kh7 101. Bf3 Bb8 102.
>Bd1 Rgf7 103. Bf3 Kg7 104. Bd1 Ra8 105. Bf3 Bc7 106. Bd1 Kf8 107. Bf3 Rb8
>108. Bd1 Kg7 109. Bf3 Bd6 110. Bd1 Kg8 111. Bf3 Kf8 112. Bd1 Bb5 113. Bf3
>Rbb7 114. Bd1 Rh7 115. Bf3 Bc6 116. Bd1 Rh8 117. Bf3 Rb8 118. Bd1 Kg7 119.
>Bf3 Kf7 120. Bd1 h5 121. Bf3 h4 122. Bd1 hxg3 123. fxg3 Rh6 124. Kf2 Rh1
>125. Bf3 Bxg3+ 126. Nxg3 Rxe1 127. Rxe1 Rh8 128. Rh1 Rh6 129. Rxh6 Qxh6 130.
>Rh1 Qg7 131. Ne2 g5 132. Bh5+ Ke7 133. Ng3 Be8 134. Bxe8 Kxe8 135. Ne2 Kd7
>136. g3 Kc6 137. Rh2 Kd6 138. Rh1 Qg6 139. Rh2 f4 140. gxf4 Qc2 141. fxg5
>Qxb2 142. g6 Ke7 143. Rh7+ Kf6 144. Rf7+ Kxg6 145. Re7 Kf6 146. Rb7 Qxa3
>147. Kf3 Qa1 148. Nf4 a3 149. Rb6 Kf5 150. Rxe6 Qf1+ 151. Kg3 Qxf4+ 152.
>exf4 Kxe6 153. Kg4 b2 154. Kg5 b1=Q 155. Kg4 Qf5+ 156. Kg3 a2 157. Kh4 a1=Q
>158. Kg3 Qg1+ 159. Kf3 {Black forfeits on time} 1-0
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