Author: Michael Borgstaedt (GOLIATH CHESS)
Date: 14:11:56 10/31/97
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On October 31, 1997 at 15:06:34, Howard Exner wrote: >On October 30, 1997 at 12:54:41, Michael Borgstaedt (GOLIATH CHESS) >wrote: > >>On October 30, 1997 at 11:55:33, Howard Exner wrote: >> >>>Does anyone else share the opinion that Goliath >>>was mistaken to repeat the position in its game >>>against Eugen? Looks like a win instead of a draw >>>for Goliath. >>> >>>3k4/p2rrn2/1p4Q1/1PpN2p1/2P1P2p/5P1P/P5K1/8 w - - id=Goliath - Eugen >>>7.2; >> >>Of course! >>Goliath shows a score of + 4,10 up to 5,00 pawns !! >>We have checked the position with our copy: Goliath plays well, >>instead of repeating the position, and wins easily. >>Not clear for us, what was going on during the game. >>No exact informations from our operator up to now, but it seems >>that the computer crashed. Instead of reloading the complete game, our >>operator only entered the actual position. So, the game history was >>missing and the programm "doesn´t" know, that the position was repeated >>before. Ugly!! >> >> >>M. Borgstaedt > >I think that if the computer crashed then the game should be set >up properly and replayed. Your program should be allowed to get the full >point. >I feel that would be a fair decision for all involved. Entering the position WITHOUT whole move history was a mistake by our operator. Our operator thought, that the engine had a bug, so he accepted the draw. I have heard about the situation two days later. - Too late. I don´t think that a protest would be successful at that time. See also Goliath´s game against Mchess. We expected to play a new game, but after our protest the game was moved on two days later with the actual board position. As Goliath stays at Paris with it´s engine-version only (no learning-function e.g.), we have no chance to prepare for the continue of the game (if we would want to do so). But what about Mchess?? M. Borgstaedt
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