Author: Uri Blass
Date: 23:34:52 12/15/03
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On December 16, 2003 at 02:12:24, Sandro Necchi wrote: >On December 15, 2003 at 23:00:10, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 15, 2003 at 15:45:18, Sandro Necchi wrote: >> >>>On December 14, 2003 at 23:07:59, Peter Skinner wrote: >>> >>>>On December 14, 2003 at 19:53:22, Mark Young wrote: >>>> >>>>>On December 14, 2003 at 13:26:33, Richard Sutherland wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Well, I know you all probably know this already, but although Shredder is the >>>>>>World Champion I am a little surprised at the ease with which it is crushing >>>>>>Chess Tiger 15 in my mini-match right now. I am playing an auto232 match between >>>>>>two identical PC's (Intel 2.54Gb) an game in one-hour and Shredder is leading >>>>>>5-0 with two draws at this time. >>>>>> >>>>>>Wonder if there is some tweaking I need to do? >>>>> >>>>>Shredder 7.04 is clearly the class of the field of the current crop of programs. >>>>>It seems from looking over the games from the WC. The new Shredder will still be >>>>>the top class program again on the SSDF IMO over Fritz. >>>>> >>>>>Any word when the new Shredder will be sold? It is the only program I will buy >>>>>anymore. The play of Fritz has not made me want to shell out 100 bucks. >>>> >>>>Why not? Technically it won WCCC 2003. Sure Shredder has the title, but I don't >>>>really think a person believes it deserves it other than the actual Shredder >>>>team. >>> >>>The majority of the people did, not otherwise! Only a few people were against >>>and they were very against. >>> >>>This is unbelievable! >> >>No it isn't. > >I am referring to the fact that someone tells that only the Shredder team >support this. >How can one can make such statements? >How does someone knows what nearly all people think about that? > >I can accept that one say, like you, that you do not agree, but one can speak >only for himself. > >>It is the _direct_ result of a horrible decision made by a TD >>without thinking it through. > >Again this is your and some people opinion, not everybody's opinion. > >> This is why we have the rule that says the >>operator can _not_ influence the game. > >Darse statements said a different story...again I think he know more tham me and >you. > >> This is why it is imperative that >>the TD enforce that rule. This is exactly what happens when he abdicates >>his responsibilities and tries to do what he thinks avoids making him look >>the worst in front of the participants. >> >>This is your legacy for a year. Not that it was your fault. But the title >>_was_ tainted. The TD decision was horrible. The title will _forever_ have >>an "*" beside it. > >We only accepted the TD decision. We cannot be blame for it. I have some questions. Did shredder's interface claim 3 time repetition after Jonny's move? Did you ask the TD what to do about it before you continue? Uri
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