Author: Amir Ban
Date: 01:50:45 12/14/97
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On December 12, 1997 at 13:19:03, Ed Schröder wrote: >>Posted by Tony Hedlund on December 11, 1997 at 14:32:21: > >>In Reply to: Re: Rebel8 and Rebel9 on SSDF. posted by Ed Schröder on >>December 10, 1997 at 14:32:23: > >>>Please correct the error and I will shut up. Your list is too important >>>and valuable to let such a huge error unchanged. > >>It's "important and valuable" to them that's in the top of the list. > >Only to them? > >I don't think so. > >Your list is the "standard" for many people. Your list is published in >all major computer chess magazines. That's a great achievement by SSDF >and I am sure you like all the positive attention. > >In Holland we use the expression "nobility obliges". To me you can't say >in public: "No comments. I haven't time to play through the games." >while >the game in question is a draw but counted as a loss for Rebel. > >That's not good for the image of SSDF. > >- Ed Schroder - Didn't Rebel resign the game in question ? If so, there's nothing more to do or say. If I remember correctly, Rebel's autoplayer resigns at -5. It also does the "courtesy" of resigning for the opponent at +5, something that may save time, but it really shouldn't do (imagine Rebel playing the other side here, and deciding it's won). Amir
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