Author: martin fierz
Date: 01:22:16 12/01/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 15:45:51, Matthew Hull wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 15:34:45, martin fierz wrote: > >>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? > > >That is entirely beside the point. In this circumstance, the opposing software >obtained a draw, and said as much in the game. To then accept a win as a gift >from the opposing operator is bad, wrong and unethical to say the least. It is >a disgrace. > >Why then the congratulations? for writing the best chess program around perhaps? cheers martin
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