Author: martin fierz
Date: 12:34:45 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 08:28:22, Matthew Hull wrote: >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 why "NO congrats"? shredder played on weaker hardware than fritz, and still beat it in the playoff. ok, there is a bad TD decision involved, that is true. but i certainly would say "congrats to SMK" - not for the title, but for writing a program that played the best chess in graz, even on inferior hardware. i haven't bought any chess programs since fritz 7, but i will get the new shredder! SMK has little to do with this - if you want to bash somebody, try the tournament director... cheers martin PS: would it have been legal for jonny's operator to resign for his engine when shredder was showing +10, and his engine probably showed a huge minus score?
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