Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 23:21:33 07/30/00
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On July 30, 2000 at 19:06:32, Jason Williamson wrote:
>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
It's already in the prototype version of Chess Tiger 13 since several months
now.
Christophe
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