Author: Albert Silver
Date: 09:16:36 01/30/06
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On January 30, 2006 at 11:47:23, Tony Nichols wrote:
>On January 30, 2006 at 10:01:41, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>I guess it's not so important, But even to have an
>>>operator making the moves for the program is against Fide rules.
>>
>>Where did you read this?
>>
>> Albert
>>
>>This brings up
>>>an interesting subject that most people neglect. What should the rules be for
>>>man vs machine events. Clearly the current rules are not adequate.
>>>Regards
>>>Tony
>
>Fide handbook,
>
>Article 1.1
>
> "The game of chess is played between two opponents who move their pieces
>alternately on a square board called a `chessboard`. The player with the white
>pieces commences the game. A player is said to `have the move`, when his
>opponent`s move has been made."
>
>Clearly this would make the operator the player and so...
Why? I have seen handicapped people, and I don't mean blind, play with the help
of someone making the physical moves for them, though they chose the moves. How
would the computer be any different? The question is who decides on the moves,
not who physically moves the pieces.
>Article 12.2
>
> A. "During play the players are forbidden to make use of any notes, sources
>of information, advice, or analyse on another chessboard."
>
>This would not allow him to consult the computer.
You're forgetting that the player is the computer, not the operator. So the
question would be whether the computer is consulting the operator, not the other
way around.
Albert
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