Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 21:37:54 11/30/03
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On November 30, 2003 at 16:21:50, Matthew Hull wrote: >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 Oh yeah whatever. Do you hear the Fritz Team whining? No, you don't. BTW the draw had to be called just before the position was to repeat itself, they didn't bring the TD's over and say "Look I will draw with Kh7!" So guess what, Fritz and Shredder _had_ to play for the tie break. That's how the "pieces fall" so other than my stand Jonny should have claimed the draw it didn't, also why did they keep playing, (Jonny) in an obvious lost position? I'd say that's unethical too!
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