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Subject: Re: How is it Possible for a Chess Engine to Lose on the Clock?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:15:34 10/28/02

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On October 28, 2002 at 10:43:04, Bob Durrett wrote:

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>It seems to me that it should be a trivial programming task to make the program
>manage it's time properly.
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>Why, then, do chess engines lose on the clock?
>
>Bob D.

In fisher time control of 90 minutes per game+(-2) seconds per move taking the
risk of losing on the clock can be in theory a good idea if the risk is
relatively small.

This fisher time control is played in chess computer tournament and operators
may lose average time of 2 seconds for every move that they play.

Uri



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