Author: George Sobala
Date: 08:05:48 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 11:02:44, Bob Durrett wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 10:54:08, George Sobala wrote: > >>On November 30, 2003 at 10:44:27, Geoff wrote: >> >>>Hi >>> >>>Could someone explain what exactly happened in the WCCC playoff regarding the >>>draw bug issue, it is difficult to infer from the subsequent discussions ? >>>Thanks >>> >>> Geoff >> >>The controversy was in the last-but-final round when Shredder, in a winning >>position against Jonny, played a threefold repetition, which Jonny's operator >>did not claim as a draw according to the WCCC rules. (We need CCTV footage and >>screendumps of this bit to really know what happened here.) Shredder then went >>on to win the game, tied with Fritz in first place and forced a play-off. The >>first play-off game was drawn, Shredder won the second. >> >>The controversy is over the aspect of the rules concerning draw-claiming in >>repeated positions. >> >>IMHO Shredder WAS winning, and IS the moral champion. Others, perhaps with their >>own agenda, feel otherwise. > >That is amusing. : ) > >How many times have I been "winning" when I made a blunder and lost? > >How many times has my game ended in stalemate when I was "winning" but >overlooked the stalemate possibility? > >How many times has a win slipped through my hands because my opponent claimed >the draw by threefold repetition of the position? > >The answers to all of these questions is: "Too many!" > >If Shredder allowed the threefold repetition of the position then it should not >be given the win IMHO. This is supposed to be a competition between computers. >Obviously, the tournament rules are defective and need a lot of improvement! > >Bob D. How many times have you made a losing blunder, which your opponent missed, and you went on to win anyway? Did you give him the point because he deserved to win? If the draw had been claimed properly then fine, I would have no problem with Shredder not winning the championship. It wasn't. So it goes.
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