Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 05:07:04 05/17/00
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On May 17, 2000 at 07:04:19, Gerrit Reubold wrote: >Hi all, > >what should be allowed for an operator of a chess program? > >I think that he should _only_ operate, he should _not_ influence the outcome of >the game. Resigning ot deciding about draw offers seems to be fair to the >opponent, but it is not fair to the opponent's competitors in the tournament. I >don't like the idea that an operator can decide to play on (win by time), to >make a draw (by agreement), or to resign (because of the board position). Giving >away one or half of a point for free distorts the final results of the >tournament and is unfair to the other players. > >An operator should >- never resign, unless the program resigns by itself Hi Gerrit, I dont agree with this. The GM will be real upset e.g. in case the program will not resign with a rook minus. And I think he would be right. I guess, that operators should be "respectful" here and adapt to the usual habits in high level tournaments. Otherwise, it will become even harder to find a GM as computer opponent. Uli >- never offer a draw, unless the program offers a draw >- if the opponent offers a draw, ask the program about it, if the program can't >be asked, decline immediately > >If a player wants to get a draw, he should claim it by the TD. The TD should >decide as in a human-human game, by interpreting the rules which are in force. >Should the operator be allowed to claim something by the TD? I'm not sure about >it. > >Imagine the Fritz-Tiviakov game were played at the last round, imagine Tiviakov >were playing for the first price, player X has just finished his game and is now >0.5 points ahead of Tiviakov. I think it is not acceptable that an operator can >influence the result of the tournament by resigning, offering a draw or playing >on. I assume player X wouldn't like the operator to resign for fairness reasons. >The drawback of these rules: There will be more work for the TD. Another one: >Maybe some players would be even less willing to play computers. > >These "Do and Don't" rules apply only when participating in tournaments, not in >exhibition matches or in online play, of course. > >BTW: I think Frans Morsch didn't intend to distract Tiviakov, instead he didn't >like to win on time. Maybe he should have tried to win, to be fair to Tiviakov's >competitors. > >I realize that these propositions are rather extreme, I expect most of you to >disagree, just my opinion... > >Greetings, >Gerrit
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