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Subject: Re: CCT5 "award" nominees?

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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