Author: Jeremiah Penery
Date: 05:05:56 04/07/00
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On April 07, 2000 at 04:23:04, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On April 07, 2000 at 01:29:39, Jeremiah Penery wrote: > >>On April 06, 2000 at 22:44:39, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >> >>>Isn't it possible for a human to reach a "won" endgame and still draw due to the >>>50-move rule? >>> >>>What if a human says, "I know this endgame perfectly and I can win it in 51 >>>moves." Why should a TD allow a computer to play out the game and not a human? >> >>When they play out the 50 moves and he shows that he converts in 1 (capturing >>opponent's piece or mating), IMO he should get the win. According to the rules >>this would be a draw, but it's a silly rule. > >I think it's a little silly if it obviously keeps someone from winning. > >However, the 50 move rule keeps you from having all sorts of stupidity, like a >person who thinks he can win but he can't, so he refuses to draw. You don't want >to play out that sort of position for hundreds of moves... I definitely agree. Pretty much the only thing I've said is that for computers, especially with TBs, the 50-move rule is pretty silly. Because they _can_ deliver the mate in >50 moves without an irreversible move, and without depending on an opponent's slip-up.
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