Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 07:02:42 11/30/03
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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 Rules, like chess engines, can be improved. There is nothing sacred about rules. A perfect set of rules will probably never exist. When a rule is clearly wrong, the humans involved should make appropriate adjustments to prevent the "wrong" rule from creating any more trouble than absolutely necessary. There are "blue laws" in chess as everywhere else. Worship of "rules" is a false religion. Bob D.
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