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Subject: Re: Why's ?

Author: Thomas Logan

Date: 08:05:33 11/30/03

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On November 30, 2003 at 10:36:54, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On November 30, 2003 at 10:20:12, Thomas Logan wrote:
>
>>Why did Jonny move after the threefold repetition ?
>>
>>Why did the gui allow it ?
>>
>>If Jonny moved wasn't it then the engine and
>>
>>not the operator or the gui which is responsible
>>
>>for the lose ?
>
>Of course not.
>
>The Chessbase GUI is responsible for 3-fold repetition draws.
>You get a message box, and if you click OK you are always allowed to play on.
>This applies to all Chessbase-native engines Fritz,Shredder,Hiarcs...
>
>Fritz engine itself does not even know about 3-fold repetition draws.
>For Fritz engines there is no difference whatsoever between 1,2 or 3-fold
>repetition.
>
>The operator was clearly responsible for the loss.
>
>Michael

Hello Michael

Well if what you say is correct and it always works that way

then I would have to agree

The operator is at fault

It is his duty to represent the best interrest of the program
he is operating and not some other program

Tom



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