Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:55:12 10/08/00
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On October 08, 2000 at 13:41:07, Oliver Roese wrote: >On October 08, 2000 at 13:06:05, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On October 08, 2000 at 12:20:43, Oliver Roese wrote: >> >>>On October 08, 2000 at 09:28:44, Mike S. wrote: >>> >>>>Should programs be able, or be allowed, to move in *zero* seconds of thinking >>>>time? >>>> >>>>I don't think so (except when the pondering prepared for an opponent's move >>>>which is actually played), but I'd like to hear what others, especially blitz >>>>players or users who have programs play blitz/lightning at servers, think about >>>>this. Is it fair, to make series of moves in zero seconds? >>>> >>>>Probably, long sequences of very low quality moves in engine matches could be >>>>avoided also, by forcing a minimum of 1 second (i.e. as a common standard in >>>>computer chess programs). >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>M.Scheidl >>> >>> >>>In opening and (very late) endgame computers act (almost) optimally. >>>So surely nobody could say a competition in this case is "fair". >>>Maybe "interesting" oder "challenging" for someone. >>> >>>I tried to match some computer-accounts on fics with a 2-12 timecontrol. >>>But almost all dont allow that (surprise, surprise;) >>> >>>Oliver >> >>I think that they will allow standard 2-15 or 20-20 time control when you have >>better chances so I do not understand why do you need 2-12 time control unless >>the target is to increase your blitz rating. >> >>I do not like the fact that the players care about rating and I think they >>should care only about the game they play and not about rating when it is clear >>that the rating is clearly distorted(the fact that people can inflate their >>rating prove that the rating is distorted). >> >>Uri > >Sorry, but i have to take that as insulting, since you say i am acting not as a >sportsman. I hope you regret your remark soon, so that we can continue to talk >about computerchess, thank you. > >Oliver I apologize if I insulted you. I only wanted to say that 2 12 games against computers inflate the rating of humans and avoiding 2 12 games against humans inflate the rating of computers. I wanted to say also that I do not like the fact that people can increase their rating by these means. I think that if you are not interested in rating(I think they are meaningless because of the distorted system) you can play standard time control games against computers that are slightly slower than the 2 12 time control. Uri
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