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Subject: Re: After FIDE rules Jonny's operator could not even claim the draw

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 06:46:51 12/01/03

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On December 01, 2003 at 08:40:03, Albert Silver wrote:

>On December 01, 2003 at 04:29:29, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On December 01, 2003 at 04:18:00, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>>
>>>As far as I understand Jonny did not claim draw at all.
>>>Not because the program did not ask for it while the interface did, but becasue
>>>both the prorgam and interface NEVER did a draw claim.
>>>
>>>The interface showed a pop-up claiming "3 fold repetition" and this is NOT a
>>>draw claim.
>>>
>>>The operator is supposed to claim draws on behalf of the program when the
>>>program actually does ask for a draw,
>>
>>How ? Maybe by showing a pop-up claiming "3 fold repetition" ? If that isn't
>>asking then what is ?
>
>The issue of the origin of the draw claim is not inimportant in my opinion. It
>was stated that the engine cannot recognize draws by repetition itself, and that
>the pop-up originated from the GUI. If so, the pop-up would not be acceptable to
>me if I were the arbiter and aware of these two facts. Furthermore the GUI
>didn't 'claim' a draw but merely stated a 3-fold repetition had taken place,
>which though a fine line, is also a distinct one IMO.

The official statement was that the engine gave a 0.00 score. That in
combination with the gui rerporting 3 fold repetition should be enough. If it
isn't then nothing will.

Tony

>
>                                       Albert
>
>>
>>Tony
>>
>>
>>>not when he thinks the result is the best
>>>for the engine or so.
>>>
>>>Actually if we strictly follow FIDE rules the operator can ask a draw for 3-fold
>>>repetition only if the engine does the explicit claim
>>>
>>>"3.3 Only if the computer itself so instructs him may the operator offer a draw,
>>>or claim a draw by repetition."
>>>
>>>source:
>>>http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE3
>>>
>>>so the operator was not even allowed to ask for a draw for repetition.
>>>
>>>This is a serious Fritz GUI bug.
>>>
>>>
>>>I agree that an engine cannot call the referee and ask for the draw but it can
>>>state something like "the engine asks the draw" and this would be a regular way
>>>to notify to the operator that the engine is asking for the draw.
>>>
>>>Imagine the opposite scenario:
>>>a prorgam with no Chessbase gui does not detect the 3-fold repetition, Shredder
>>>in CB gui does and the GUI announces 3-fold repetition. Should the operator of
>>>shredder ask for the draw or go for the best for the engine and continue?
>>>
>>>Clearly the operator could say the engine and the GUI have not asked for a draw.
>>>
>>>Who could claim the oppposite?
>>>
>>>regards
>>>Franz



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