Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 17:34:45 07/04/04
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On July 04, 2004 at 13:15:02, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >We offered a draw around move 80, but the Fritz team wanted >to keep on playing despite having no real winning chance, >apparently to try to outplay my novice operator on time. > >He would have none of it :) My congratulations to Avi Shatz. > Hmmm ..so the WCCC is not according to official FIDE computer rules? http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE3 " 3. Rights and Duties of the Operator 3.1 The operator must obey each instruction of the computer. 3.2 The operator may accept or refuse the player's offer of a draw as provided in the FIDE laws. The player may suggest that the computer should resign, and the operator may resign on behalf of the computer. In each case, before deciding, the operator may consult, in the presence of the arbiter, a previously nominated person accepted by the arbiter. 3.3 Only if the computer itself so instructs him may the operator offer a draw, or claim a draw by repetition." ...
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