Author: Graham Laight
Date: 06:40:22 02/09/03
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On February 08, 2003 at 23:10:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I think the "draw rules" for the match were so far beyond stupid that it takes >sunlight 6 months to get from stupid to where the draw rules were. :) > >Accepting and offering draws is a part of the game, just like moving the >pieces. I see _no_ reason to not require that the _computer_ make any offer >of a draw, and that the _computer_ accept the draw offer based on whatever >it chooses to use to make that decision. The human is _not_ a part of the >"chess system" and therefore has _no_ business taking an active role in >decisions that are made which influence the outcome of the game. > >Crafty can offer and accept draws by itself. It has done this for _years_. It >does it on ICC and in normal games. Why can't the computer be put in charge of >its own "decision making"??? This is a good point! It's a computer chess game - only the computer should be allowed to offer or accept a draw. -g
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