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Subject: Re: New FIDE time controls ?

Author: Andrew Dados

Date: 09:02:25 02/05/01

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On February 05, 2001 at 11:23:32, James T. Walker wrote:

>On February 05, 2001 at 10:27:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 05, 2001 at 09:42:07, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>On February 05, 2001 at 01:27:34, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 04, 2001 at 23:11:23, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On February 04, 2001 at 18:29:12, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many programs can now be programmed for the new FIDE time control of 40/75
>>>>>>plus all/15 with +30 seconds per move from move 1 ??
>>>>>>Jim
>>>>>
>>>>>Of course. Not the programs have a single problem,
>>>>>the FIDE has a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>We already knew the FIDE president's biggest
>>>>>pal is called Saddam Hussain, but the way he acts
>>>>>definitely has features which are more as un-democratic,
>>>>>the features currently are definitely getting described best
>>>>>as 'stupid'.
>>>>>
>>>>>We don't want to end up in with a draughts level of 60 moves in 1
>>>>>hour, in order to be home before dinner...
>>>>>
>>>>>Perhaps my next try is to register a blitz event to get FIDE
>>>>>rated, cuz i'm good in blitz and i might get a few more people
>>>>>for the blitz event...
>>>>>
>>>>>Vincent
>>>>
>>>>As usual Vincent your post is a complete nonsense diatribe which has nothing to
>>>>do with my question.  If you are going to post nonsense here why don't you at
>>>>least start your own thread!
>>>>Jim
>>>
>>>First of all this is not nonsense what i write.
>>>Illumnizov wanted to do a match in Bagdad
>>>
>>>Karpov-Kamsky
>>>
>>>this was a few years ago. Only because both players didn't want to
>>>match didn't continue.
>>
>>I think that james did not mean to say that you are wrong when he said nonsense
>>but he meant to the fact that it was not an answer to the question that he
>>asked.
>>
>>>
>>>Secondly how about the stupidiness you post, of course software has no
>>>problems with the time control. Even a beginner can figure that out
>>>if he clicks 'levels' and sees what he can enter in the diff progs.
>>
>>Programmers have no program to teach their program to use the new time control.
>>
>>It does not mean that the programs of today can use the new time control and I
>>understood that James walker meant to ask if the programs of today can use the
>>new time control.
>>
>>Fritz engines can use fisher time control and can also 90 minutes/40 moves +15
>>minutes/game  but they are not programmed to use the sum of these time control
>>and  in order to use them in the fide events you have to change the time control
>>manually during the game.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Thank you Uri,
>Of course you are exactly right.  I have no Chess Program that I know of right
>now that will accept the new FIDE time controls.  Most computer chess tournament
>rules forbid you from changing time controls after the game has started.  That
>means that you must be able to program both time controls at the beginning of
>the game unless your program "ask" for an update in the time remaining later in
>the game.  I do not own Deep Fritz or Nimzo 8 or Gandalf but as far as I know
>none of the programs I have now are capable of being set for the new FIDE time
>controls.
>Jim

Since the game clock needs to be adjusted, I find the rule prohibiting time
control change in the program hard to believe. I always thought that anytime you
adjust the game clock you are allowed to adjust programs internal clock.

-Andrew-



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