Author: Mark Young
Date: 19:56:03 10/22/02
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On October 22, 2002 at 18:19:13, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On October 21, 2002 at 22:34:22, Mark Young wrote: > >>On October 21, 2002 at 00:03:30, Brian Katz wrote: >> >>> What I do not understand is How on Earth would Deep-Fritz 7 accept an >>>unforced draw in 21 moves. Even if the Drawing parameters are set lower. >>> On ICC games my Fritz 7 programs plays on for quite a long time in drawn >>>positions. >>> Something like this makes me wonder if the match was fixed. >>>Any opinions?? >>>Brian Katz >> >>Deep Fritz did not accept the draw. The operators of Fritz accept or decline >>draw offers. The program had no say what so ever. >> >>Being down 2 game and having the world champion offer the program a draw in the >>last game for a sure tie match was just too much for the fritz team to pass up. > > >I am still amazed that the rules allow this. The program is supposedly playing >the game. >The program should be able to offer draws, and accept draw offers, by itself. >The human >operator should be unable to play _any_ role in the proceedings whatsoever >except to enter >moves and make moves on the board (blind chess rules)... > >If a program is unable to accept/decline draw offers, it can not play legal >chess. If it is >unable to offer draw offers, it could be considered a "rude" box. :) I agree...I don't think it would be hard to program the computer understand match tactics and this being part of the programs strength or weakness.
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