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Subject: Re: If chess was football, then "The King" would have won!

Author: George Tsavdaris

Date: 15:02:59 10/27/03

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On October 27, 2003 at 17:17:16, Sune Fischer wrote:

>On October 27, 2003 at 15:53:11, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>
>>On October 27, 2003 at 13:27:46, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>
>>>We play Chess and not Foodball.
>>
>>Yes, but rating system in football is more exciting from the
>>"boring": win=1/draw=0.5 in chess. I don't see why it should not
>>be used also in chess.
>
>If you don't want Ruffian to win, why not just say the one with the fewest
>points win?

I don't have any reason not to want Ruffian win. I really like all chess
engines. There wasn't any particular reason i said the above things. They
were only some thoughts.

>Really, changing the rules after the tournament doesn't make sense.
>
>Chess is a delicate game of risk and chance, change the balance you change the
>game. As a result major retuning is needed, new books etc..
>
>-S.



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