Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 18:05:39 12/01/03
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On December 01, 2003 at 17:08:29, Mig Greengard wrote: >On December 01, 2003 at 15:41:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>I have just finished modifying Crafty to do this strictly by the FIDE rules >>even though I consider it silly to do so. > >I think this whole thing is ridiculous. All this about GUI vs program and FIDE >rules are beside the point. If a programmer wants to add threefold repetition >awareness for contempt purposes, and most seem to have done so, great. It's a >useful feature in many cases. But otherwise it should just end the game since if >the program had found anything better than the repetition to play it would have >played it already. So "claiming" and "informing" and GUI vs program should be >irrelevant. Let the programmers add the avoidance code as they like. There is a problem with Fritz and Chessbase products. I tried to get it changed but was told that too many people like it the way it is so it will not be changed. That was awhile back. The problem is that, in infinite analysis mode, if the engine [or is it outside the engine???] sees that there is a repetition of position situation "it" [the GUI????] gives the evaluation as 0.00. This is irritating if the best move would give an advantage to the side to move. Apparently, there is much confusion in the "Chessbase Camp" about repetition of position issues, at least insofar as to what information should be displayed to the operator. : ( Bob D.
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