Author: Francesco Di Tolla
Date: 02:10:09 05/17/00
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On May 16, 2000 at 21:34:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >The rules don't say when you may offer a draw. Apparently FIDE has special rules about computer that say that it is the program that must ask the draw, not the operator spontanously: I would like to know if the program did it or not before to answer. But I strongly doubt Fritz would offer draw thinking to speculate/not speculate on the opponents zitenot. Some also say that this tournaments ignores that part of FIDE rules. >repeatedly offer a draw to intentionally distract/confuse your opponent. No again: also doing it in the "worng way" is not correct. 9 explicitly states that one must not disturb referring to article 12 >The offer from Frans was perfectly legitimate and appropriate, It depends if it was done at the proper time an in the proper manner. Still something we don't know. > as otherwise the opponent would have lost on time, period. How do you know? Was Crafty never busted in a game with only few minutes on the opponents clock by a GM? So why do you claim Tiviakov was unable to win, whitout (if he did) being interrupted in his thinking? As fas as I know he had ~2 min on the clock which can be enough or not. >Frans went way beyond what was called for, and should be applauded for trying >to do the right thing, not villified for absolutely insipid reasons... My guess too is that he was doing it for good purposes, but I feel we lack some information to give a complete judgement. regards Franz
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