Author: Terry Ripple
Date: 12:53:32 08/10/00
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On August 10, 2000 at 10:06:27, Uri Blass wrote: >On August 10, 2000 at 09:57:15, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: > >>On August 10, 2000 at 09:51:16, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>The same engine can sometimes resign in engine-engine games inspite of not >>>seeing a forced mate and sometimes continue and not resign inspite of seeing a >>>forced mate in engine-engine games. >>> >>>Can somebody tell me what are the rules that engines follow when they decide to >>>resign? >>> >>>Uri >> >>It is not the engine which resigns but the GUI. >>In the GUI, you can adjust "early", "late" or "never" resign, whatever that >>means. >>I think that I have observed when both engines agree in reporting a large value >>for the score for the last couple of moves, the the GUI makes its decision. >> >>I guess that only Mathias Feist knows the exact criteria. >> >>Uli > >I did not tell it nothing under hiarcs7.32 GUI and >I found that in part of the cases the engines contimue till mate and in part of >the cases resign before seeing evaluation of mate. > >Uri Hi Uri, I also perform my matches with the Hiarcs 7.32 GUI. I have it set to "resign" late in the game. I don't have this problem that you mentioned! I been performing hundreds of test games between Hiarcs732 and Fritz6 old and it seems that either engine will resign when there is no hope in the position, or will ask for a draw when the conditions call for an obvious draw which then the draw offer will be accepted! Regards,Terry
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