Author: Hans Gerber
Date: 16:54:18 05/16/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 12:13:28, Peter Kappler wrote: >>1. Tiviakov did _not_ claim victory when he was under time pressure in a won >>position. > >Hint: because the rules don't allow it. Perhaps after the FIDE rules he could have. I don't know exactly these rules. >The clock is part of the game, and therefore the position wasn't hopeless for >Fritz. If Tiviakov had 30 minutes left instead of 2, I'm sure Morsch would have >resigned for Fritz. Of what game? I agree that in rapid and blitz this is clear. But in classical tournament chess this is different. No GM offers a draw in a lost position. I agree with you that a machine shouldn't forcedly lose because of the time problems of the human but exactly this seems to be cleared in the FIDE rules. Again, in opens, rapids and blitz this is different. There you can go for the point. > >>4. F. Morsch behaved impolitely and without respect. Because you don't propose >>draw in lost positions (as operator of a machine). >> > >This is so silly. If Morsch hadn't made that very courteous draw offer there is >a good chance that Tiviakov would have lost that game on time, or even blundered >in time pressure and lost on the board. No, this is not silly. Tiviakov had a won game and if he had wanted to make a draw he could have without F. Morsch's proposal. So, Tiviakov could never lose the game. > >Then you and others would be complaining "Why did Fritz try to win on time >against Tiviakov?" Ridiculous. That would have been as inacceptable as offering a draw. Morsch had nothing to do with the game. Tiviakov had to decide if he wanted to go for a win or wanted to have a draw. > >Oh, and I've played tournament chess for 15 years, so spare me any lectures on >the "codex of behavior". Draw offers from a player who is worse on the board >but way up on the clock are completely normal and acceptable. I believe you. Still in our case you are wrong. The position wasn't worse, it was lost. The only problem remained, if Tiviakov could win. After the draw offer he was so irritated, perhaps falsely assuming that the machine could have found a hidden possibility, because Tiviakov couldn't think that F. Morsch could offer a draw in a lost position, that he blundered. Sure, you can find that he should have played with stronger nerves, but that doesn't change the bad behavior of the operator. I hope that you won't compare F. Morsch with your 15 years experience.
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