Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 09:24:38 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 12:01:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: <snip> >> >>I had the impression that Vincent lives in Europe. Surely, he would not travel >>all the way to Birmingham, Alabama, USA, just for a few games. [Besides, you >>might use your Black Belt against him! You might lose your cool and deck him! >>Seems likely to me. : ) ] That implies that the game would have to be played on >>the Internet or on a chess server such as an ICC server. >> >>Under those circumstances, Vincent would have no way to confirm that the >>computer he was playing against were "as advertised." To make your challenge >>viable, it is necessary to find a way around this problem. Then if Vincent >>refuses, he is clearly BAD! >> >>Bob D. > >Sure he could tell. He would know the version I am using. He could download >that from my ftp site. He would know the hardware I am supposed to be using. >He can play over the game to verify that his copy of Crafty on his hardware >would play the same moves. Others "watching/observing" would see crafty's >scores and analysis, and they could do an even better job of checking to see >if all is well, because they could _also_ download the program to see if it >matches. > >It would be impossible to cheat with a program everyone has a copy of. >absolutely impossible. Incidentally, there is another side to this coin, as you mentioned. How would YOU know Vincent was playing by himself? He could have a dozen top anti-Hyatt GMs [ : ) ] right there beside him, suggesting anti-Crafty moves! I see no sure-fire perfect solution other than playing in person, with all present. You need to turn in a travel request at work! : ) Maybe if the two of you were to meet face to face, you might discover that you actually liked each other! Wouldn't that be something? Bob D. > >> >> >>You could consider taking your computer to him. : ) > >No. I suspect I would become frustrated enough that the place where I >end up sticking my computer would make it not very attractive for me to >have to take it back to my office again. :) I guess there would have to be a few bodyguards present. Bob D. <snip>
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