Author: Dan Kiski
Date: 13:48:57 01/22/99
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On January 22, 1999 at 16:13:14, KarinsDad wrote: >One thing I am unclear on. > >Was the fictionally named BillClinton playing against computers in some of these >games. For example: > >Hossa in games 2, 6, 7 and 8 >GODMODE in games 9 and 10 >TayxBot in games 19 and 20 > >These opponents took 0 seconds per move for many moves, so they appeared to be >computers. Is there a lag problem which would cause a mis-report of 0 seconds? I >do not know of one. > >Amateur in game 3 took 1 second per move for many moves. It appeared to be a >computer taking a full second per move, but if so, why did it need to in the >opening (unless it had no opening book). A human should have taken at least 2 >seconds on some of the moves. This was somewhat strange. > >KarinsDad I find it totally opposite, whenever I play a 2 or 3 minute game I will make opening moves as quick as possible sometimes 8 moves in 0 seconds, so as to save time for the middle and endgame. I find much mose suspicious people taking 4 or 5 seconds on opening moves. Either way either could be a computer one with a direct connection the other toggling back and forth.
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