Author: Peter Berger
Date: 08:29:45 04/28/01
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On April 26, 2001 at 21:13:57, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >On April 25, 2001 at 17:31:10, Peter Berger wrote: > >>It's similar when it is about proper implementation of draw rules btw . Offering >>draws is only allowed when you have showed your move ; claiming draw by >>repetition or 50 moves rule - this should be done by claiming draw saying : " I >>reach draw by playing blablabla . " - no program does this properly . > >Peter, I try to do it correctly for Yace. But as a Winboard engine it is >difficult. There is no command to tell to Winboard "I am no doing the 100th half >move (which is not a capturing move, pawn push) after the last capture/pawn >push, and I claim a draw with this". Tim Mann suggested, to just send the move >to Winboard, and then send the draw claim (by "1/2-1/2"). Similar with draw by >repetition. You have a recent version of Yace, perhaps you have the time to >check, if this is not done properly. > >Other WB-GUIs I know, will make the decision for the engine, so there is not >much the engine author can do. > >Regards, >Dieter I simply forgot about Yace when I wrote this , sorry . Yes , so Yace is the only engine doing it properly it seems :-) Regards, Peter
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