Author: mike schoonover
Date: 16:32:43 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 11:43:45, Bob Durrett wrote: > >The failure of Fritz to claim a draw in it's game against Shredder indicates >either that Fritz was improperly programmed or it simply didn't see the mate. > >It is quite clear, to me at least, that chess-playing programs should be >programmed to make draw offer and resignation choices and that they be made >appropriately. It should not be necessary for a human to make those choices for >the chess-playing program. [Am I missing something?] > >Perhaps there is room for improvement in the software associated with such >offers. > >There seems to be an issue as to whether the decision software should be in the >engine or in the GUI. IMHO, it should be in the engine. > >Perhaps the logic &/or algorithms associated with such choices should be >reviewed to see how improvements may be made? > >How do the open-source engines, like Crafty, deal with this issue? > >Bob D. hi bob,and hi prof.@ubama(read your post below.) the gui is an acting extension of the wccc. an agent approved by them,and agreed to by all. as an acting agent it has the authourity to make decisions on the floor. if the commitee wants to over rule no-p. the operator cant over rule the ref. regards mike
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