Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 20:43:06 01/20/03
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On January 20, 2003 at 14:24:58, Uri Blass wrote: >On January 20, 2003 at 12:31:26, Arturo Ochoa wrote: > >>On January 20, 2003 at 10:29:09, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On January 20, 2003 at 10:05:41, Arturo Ochoa wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>>Worst theoretical novelty: >>>>> >>>>>6...Rb8 in Ruffian-Diep. Either a bug in Vincent's book building code, or >>>>>garbage in the PGN he used to generate it. >>>>> >>>>[D]rnbqk1r1/pp2ppbp/2p2np1/3p4/2PP4/2N1PN2/PP2BPPP/R1BQK2R w KQq - >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-Peter >>>> >>>>Hello: >>>> >>>>To call it the worst theoritical novelty is a mess.... because it was not a >>>>novelty, it was a severe bug... >>> >>>If we define something that was never played in the past as a novelty then it is >>>clearly a novelty by definition. >> >>You define that, we dont define that. You give a definition that you "believe" >>(using your usual word) is correct. Such blunder because of a bug in the code is >>not novelty. >> >>But who can discuss with you? .......... > >Relax. > >Another poster explained me that it is a novelty but not a theoretical novelty >and in this case the name the worst theoretical novelty is also not justified. > Seems a few people here are taking this a bit too seriously. :) I needed a name for the "award", thought for about 3 seconds, decided "Worst theoretical novelty" was cute, and went with it. No offense was intended to either Vincent or Arturo. -Peter >It was only a question of definition and I was not 100% sure if I am right and >this is the reason that I started my post with if. > > > >> >>> >>>The fact that the move is because of a bug does not change it. >> >>So obvious fact doesnt mind to somebody and it is not the topic of the >>discussion. > >The first poster who called it the worst theoretical novelty suggested that it >is a bug so saying that it was a bug is relevant to the discussion but not >relevant to the claim that you made that it is not a novelty. > >I will stop to discuss this subject because I do not find it as important. > >Uri
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