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

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 06:50:36 12/01/03

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On December 01, 2003 at 08:44:07, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:

>On December 01, 2003 at 07:00:01, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On December 01, 2003 at 06:35:54, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
>>
>>>>How ? Maybe by showing a pop-up claiming "3 fold repetition" ? If that isn't
>>>>asking then what is ?
>>>
>>>No this is not asking a draw: for me to ask a draw one should state something
>>>like "the engine asks for a draw", or better "the engine asks for a draw for 3
>>>fold repetition".
>>
>>Which you have to do when the engine shows that pop-up, just as you have to play
>>its moves. That's the whole point of this discussion.
>
>You just press the button of confirmation and go further since that pop up is
>not a properly formulated draw request, IMHO.

I sure hope you're joking. You even have to push a button to ignore it.

>
>Fritz cand show any number of pop-ups it likes, but if there is no clear
>statement about asking the draw I think the pop-ups should be ignored.

Fritz was nowhere involved. The Fritz gui was, and the operator decided to make
that part of his program.

Tony




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