Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 15:33:14 11/29/03
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On November 29, 2003 at 18:16:44, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 29, 2003 at 17:37:02, Gerd Isenberg wrote: > >>On November 29, 2003 at 17:04:14, Dieter Buerssner wrote: >> >>>Another point would be, can any participant choose his GUI of choice? In all GUI >>>to engine protocols I know, this issue is not handled well. Some GUI might have >>>given the right message, that would convince the TD. Another GUI might have >>>failed to do this, parhaps all rather outside of the control of the engine. >>> >>>Note, I don't know the details of this specific case - so I also do not >>>necessarily argue in that context. Just in a more general context. Say 4 engines >>>use ChessHyper-GUI, that really does everything according to rules. That GUI >>>might even claim a draw, when the engine is not aware of it. Other engines might >>>use another GUU ... >>> >>>Regards, >>>Dieter >> >> >>Yes, and the interpretation of the rules implies the opportunity that an >>operator may overrule his program with the risk to loose in agreement with >>opponent operator. In this special case the risk to loose wath rather high. >> >>Another point is that the decisive draw-message came from a fritz-gui, as >>mentioned in the german CB-news, probably self-sufficient without asking the >>program, i don't know. > >I think that using the chessbase gui should not be allowed in the first place >because this gui interfere in the game. > >We cannot change rules retroactively but in the future if the chessbase gui does >not learn to be quiet during the game and not do jobs of the engine then it >should not be allowed. >> >>There is even an national aspect with this issue. The german programmer Johann >>Zwanzger probably decided the WCCC due to mercy with the german programmer >>Stefan Meyer-Kahlen. > >In that case he could do it simply by resigning earlier when there was a forced >mate. > >Uri Wrong, there was no forced mate earlier. I am sure he would have resigned immediately after 31.Rxf7 but he is not allowed to do so. Michael
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