Author: Jay Rinde
Date: 14:55:53 05/17/00
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Whenever the computer has a minus score of 1 or more, it should resign. If the GM has a minus score, one minute should be added to his clock per move, or he has the option of demanding a draw. This should solve all problems. Would this stop the whining? On May 17, 2000 at 15:44:33, Robert Hyatt wrote >On May 17, 2000 at 14:23:11, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > >>On May 17, 2000 at 09:45:16, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 17, 2000 at 05:10:09, Francesco Di Tolla wrote: >>> >>>>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 >>> >>> >>>I see no "disturbing" here. The rules allow a draw offer at any point, so long >>>as it is made on the clock of the player offering the draw. But even if it >>>is not offered correctly, a single draw offer is not cause for any sanction, >> >> Of course it causes a sanction. Under current rules, the opponent gets a two >>minutes bonus on her/his clock. >>José. >> > > > >OK... 2 more minutes. Had it happened on the wrong clock. Is that _anywhere_ >near claiming a win due to the distraction? > >I think not... > >>>because one is not considered significant disturbance. Repeated offers on the >>>opponent's clock would be cause for sanctions of course... but not just one. >>> >>[snip]
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