Author: George Sobala
Date: 05:38:19 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 08:28:22, Matthew Hull wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 07:05:36, Gerd Isenberg wrote: > >>What a WCCC. I guess all participants and TDs are a few years older by now and >>need some vacations ;-) >> >>Anyway, big compliments and congrats to Stefan Meyer-Kahlen and his great >>program Shredder. Also congrats to the very unlucky Frans Morsch and his Fritz. >>Both programs really played great chess! >> >>About the 3-fold repetition issue - after Gian-Carlo's statement here, that >>Jonny didn't know about 3-fold repetition at all, but only the fritz-gui, >>i'll think the decision made by the TD was finally correct. > >It matters not that the engine could not detect a 3-fold, it is a draw according >to the rules of chess, just like the 50-move rule or checkmate. Also, an >operator is not allowed to force his engine to take a lower result. That's >throwing the game and thus illegal, unethical, and cheating all at the same >time. The TDs allowed it thus nullifying the result of the tournament. > >MH > > >> >>Regards, >>Gerd It is not an automatic "draw according to the rules of chess", only if claimed. It seems it was not claimed.
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