Author: Jason Williamson
Date: 16:06:32 07/30/00
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On July 30, 2000 at 16:50:01, Christophe Theron wrote: >On July 30, 2000 at 06:51:17, Marc Plum wrote: > >>Then again, how many times do computers run their human opponents out of time in >>dead drawn positions? I don't know about Chess Tiger specifically, but I have >>had completely drawn bishop of opposite color endings which a computer refused >>to draw because it was up a worthless pawn. Sometimes I can make it to the 50 >>move limit, sometimes not. Of course, this is not bad sportsmanship, the >>computer really thinks it has an advantage, and the operator may not be able to >>observe all games to intervene. Just don't complain when the shoe is on the >>other foot for once. :-) >> >>Incidentally, if you will concede that a player has the right to play on until >>checkmate in a lost position, why would *any* plan he adopts be considered poor >>sportsmanship? >> >>Best, >> >>Marc Plum > > > >It is bad sportmanship for a chess program to win on time a dead draw bishop >ending. > >This could NEVER happen in a chess tournament, because there are specific rules >to deal with this cases. They are not applied on chess servers, and I really >think they should be, whenever possible. > >Do you think I have spent so many thousands hours on my chess engine just to see >it winning on time a drawish bishop ending, and see it losing on time a dead >draw closed position? > >I'm just like you. I want to see some interesting chess on the board, and I feel >no pleasure when I have to spend several programming hours dealing with players >trying to win on time... > > > > Christophe On the other hand, spend this time now, rather then after a tournament you play in and several GM's block the center and crush you like a bug (ie: Deep Junior in Dortmund). JW
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