Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Don't allow draws unless it's forced

Author: Michael Cummings

Date: 06:19:54 02/08/03

Go up one level in this thread


On February 08, 2003 at 05:09:43, Andrew Williams wrote:

>On February 07, 2003 at 22:17:56, John Wentworth2 wrote:
>
>>Seems like a good way to have more interesting matches would be to not allow
>>draws unless it is by repetition or not enough material to mate.
>
>The thing is, humans get tired and computers don't. So if you want a big match
>agaisnt a big name, you can't do this.
>
>Andrew

Yes that is a great claus in the contracts. That way we get the quality of game
6. You then have to wonder why bother playing at all.

Lets all make 20 moves and then throw the towls in. Ops we both lost a pawn
each, game over. In any game when a exchange of queens occurs, game over.
DRAW!!!!!

Yes this is a great thing for world chess.



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.