Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 13:21:50 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 16:11:03, Tony Werten wrote: >On November 30, 2003 at 15:55:09, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>On November 30, 2003 at 14:10:45, Slater Wold wrote: >> >>>Is not so suspect... >>> >>>Johannes Zwanzger said that Shredder was clearly won, and that he did not want >>>to 'steal the victory' from Shredder because of a stupid bug. THAT is why he >>>did not get a TD, and kept playing. It was Johannes Zwanzger's choice, and no >>>one else. >> >>No. It was the software's choice. That is "who" is playing the game. Ths >>software claimed "draw". The operator overruled the claim, thus "taking the >>dive", throwing the game. >> >>What incentive now has SMK to fix his bugs when his opponents all lay down and >>play dead instead of hold his "bucket of bugs" to the test? If his software is >>so good, why don't all operators simply resign or forfiet before the game even >>starts in deferrence to Shredder's acknowledged superiority? >> >>Ridiculous!!! >> >> >>> >>>Shredder won. Period. >> >> >>Fritz won. Period. Shredder accepted a gift 1/2 point which it did not earn. >>Shameful!!! > >Although I agree with you on the first part, I have to disagree here. > >You can't blame Shredder for accepting the gift. Only the opponent for offering >it and the TD for not correcting it. ( My opinion of coarse, as usual) To then accept the opposing player's points as a gift is not right in any book of competition, especially if YOUR program screwed up and drew a position that was won. What about the other competitors? They have a stake in the outcome as well. Their rights to a fair and honest result have been trampled under foot, especially the Fritz team. Their championship was taken away by this unethical, un-earned 1/2 point that was GIVEN FREE to Shredder. This should never have been allowed. As a result, the real winners have been robbed of rightful laurels. MH > >Tony > >> >>MH
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