Author: martin fierz
Date: 14:21:48 11/29/03
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On November 29, 2003 at 15:22:45, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >Can anybody point out to me an URL of the official rules of the WCCC in Graz. I >am not able to find it. I remember, that I had read some official ICGA rules >(for earlier tournaments), but cannot find them at the moment, either. > >At http://www.chess.at/turniere/turniere2003/chess003/ I read: > >"Statt eines Matts in 9 Zügen spielt Shredder eine dreifache Zugwiederholung, >die von Jonny auch als Remis reklamiert werden. Doch Operator Johannes Zwanzger >übergeht die Anzeige seines Programms und führt den Zug am Brett aus. Laut >ICGA-Präsident David Levy ist dieses Verhalten durch die Regeln gedeckt." > >My fast translation: > >Instead of forcing a mate in 9, Shredder allowed a 3-fold repetition of the >position, which was claimed as draw by Jonny. However operator J. Zwanger >ignored this output of the engine, and executes the move on the board. According >to ICGA president D. Levy, this behavour was according to the rules. > >Regards, >Dieter hi dieter, this is kind of off-topic: the fide rules are similar: if you execute the move that leads to the 3-fold repetition, you cannot claim it any more. you must stop the clock, call the arbiter, and tell him you will play move X leading to 3-fold repetition. what strikes me here is that mr. zwanzger is a very strong chess player and should know the fide rules, and should therefore have been aware of this type of rule. cheers martin
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