Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:51:33 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. No the tournamet rules are _very_ clear here. It was the people running that tournament that "need improvement". Apparently a few lessons in reading, and comprehension, and analytical reasoning, etc..
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