Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:41:53 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 11:23:18, James T. Walker wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 11:01:38, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On November 30, 2003 at 10:51:11, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>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 >>> >>>I think that both operartors are quilty. >>> >>>The operator of shredder also is not allowed to continue when there is a 3 fold >>>repetition and he should stop the game. > >************* >????? Is that in the rules? It's not in the rules for humans. There is no >"requirement" for humans to claim a draw after 3 fold repetition. In fact the >rules say that if you do not claim the draw before executing a move on the board >you lose the right to claim a draw untill the same position appears with >identical circumstances later. Shredder had no reason to claim a draw even if >the position had occured 3 times since it considered itself winning. >*************** The reason is that he could see that the opponent claimed a draw before the move and he should not let him to play the move without draw claim. If my opponent lose on purpose I should complain and not let him to do it. Uri
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