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Subject: Re: NO Congrats to Stefan Meyer-Kahlen

Author: Gerd Isenberg

Date: 12:49:03 12/02/03

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On December 01, 2003 at 18:50:23, Amir Ban wrote:

>On November 30, 2003 at 09:48:34, Gerd Isenberg wrote:
>
>>On November 30, 2003 at 09:26:11, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>>
>>>On November 30, 2003 at 08:58:10, Gerd Isenberg wrote:
>>>
>>>>The "main" point is IMHO that Jonny and Shredder didn't implement the correct
>>>>knowledge, but the fritz-gui, Jonny was playing with.
>>>>I guess there was no explicite rule about the issue, if engine and external
>>>>interface disagree. IMHO the engine is the boss here.
>>>>
>>>>Gerd
>>>
>>>Gerd, when the GUI shows the draw, and complains, even values the game
>>>1/2-1/2 the operator has to stand up and search for the TD.
>>
>>Yes.
>>
>>>if the TD is not coming, and when he comes he still don't understands,
>>>and after the game in the discussion still is not understanding what is going
>>>on,
>>>it is the operator and the TD that are in charge .
>>
>>Yes very "unlucky", but IMHO the final TD decision was right!
>>
>>>
>>>The operator cannot make another move or another decision than the programs.
>>>
>>>he is not the boss, the program is.
>>
>>There is no atomic program.
>>There is the Jonny engine and the fritz-gui. They disagree. The gui reports draw
>>but did allow to play on. I interprete gui output, message box or whatever, as
>>an option for the operator to claim a draw according to the rules.
>>
>>He should claim the draw if his engine agrees.
>>But because Jonny had no clue about the draw,
>>it is the correct decision to play on.
>>
>>Gerd
>
>You are confusing between what happened at Graz and what people on the Internet
>said later to justify it.
>
>The question of whether it was interface or engine was never considered by the
>TD.
>
>Amir

Hi Amir,

yes, thanks, still a bit confused. My wrong implication was about Gian-Carlo's
statement, that Jonny didn't had the knowledge.

http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?332067

I'm not quite sure whether i got the final reason exactly.

Was it about the technical chain of events?

Or finally, was it only about the text in the modal message-box
"info: threefold repetition", as consired not according to FIDE rule 9.2. a),
a draw-claim intending to force a 3-fold repetition?

Due to the modality of the dialog, it was no pure status message which may
appear in the status-bar of the board- or main window or in some other none
modal status windows. User interaction was required to confirm the dialog.
Did we have to be careful about dialogs icons in future events, <!> instead <i>
? Or even better a huge "stop" sign ;-)

Btw. Congrats for your third place!
I'll hope we'll meet in July.

Cheers,
Gerd





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