Author: Frank Phillips
Date: 03:51:01 01/25/03
Rules (extract): The machine must display its evaluation. Whenever the machine displays an evaluation in favour of the human player then the game shall be declared a win for the human player. Whenever the machine displays an evaluation equivalent to a draw score then of the human player may chose the draw or play on and chose the draw at any future move. Should the machine display a winning value in favour of itself then all energy supplies must be isolated from the parts of the machine involved in playing chess, but the computer clock must continue to record the time used by the computer. In the above situation, should the human's clock fall before that of the computer, then the game shall be declared a draw, unless the human can cause enough fuss so that enough people believe (ie the human player) that the human would have won should the game have continued when the human shall be judged to be the winner. Should the machine at any time play a move that in the opinion of the human was unexpected and uncharacteristic of a machine, then the machine shall immediately forfit that game. In the event that the human does not win the match, then the human shall not be declared the loser and the match declared void. Possible justifications for this include, the human was tired, someone else played the moves - not the computer, the rules where obviously in the machine's favour... The human will need to provide any proof to substantiate these claims; handwaving, vauge generalisation,opinion polls and the opinions of those who know little, or preferrably nothing, computer chess shall be sufficient. Footnote: Should the human beat the machine then this will prove conculsively that Deep Blue cheated in the historic match in 19xx. Should the machine win, then this will prove that it is better than Deep Blue in 19xxx, since obviously Deep Blue cheated in that match to beat the human and would otherwise have lost. Simply could not resist. Ex champ versus hamstrung computer. I remember the days when they would have taken on a bunch of them in a simul. How things change. As far as I can tell the difference in prize money for human win or loss is minimal. So what is the issue. Frank
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