Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:47:26 01/15/03
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On January 15, 2003 at 12:24:38, Bob Durrett wrote: >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! : ) at 5 0 or 5 3 I wouldn't worry too much about outside help. at longer time controls, it would/could be a problem. > >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? Would that be about the same time I discovered pigs could fly? :) > >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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