Author: swaminathan natarajan
Date: 05:17:39 12/09/03
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On December 09, 2003 at 08:11:44, Uri Blass wrote: >On December 09, 2003 at 07:36:14, Darse Billings wrote: > >> >>I have been asked to contribute my views regarding the Shredder vs >>Jonny game in Graz. (I was in Graz during the WCCC, and I've been >>involved in similar 3-fold repetition situations in the Computer >>Olympiad. FWIW, I have the highest arbiter certification awarded >>by the Chess Federation of Canada: National Tournament Director.) >> >> http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1335 >> >>This is an interesting situation, but the ruling was entirely correct. >> >>The actual circumstances made the decision clear. Anyone who cannot >>see this needs to check their logic or their knowledge of the rules. >> >>The hypothetical issue is more interesting: whether the operator has >>the right to decline an opportunity to draw. >> >>Some people have asserted that the operator does not have that right. >>They are wrong. >> >>Since the operator is given the right to claim a draw on behalf of >>the program, the natural corollary is that it is *not obligatory* >>for the operator to do so. > >I disagree with your assumption. >The operator should not be part of the game. > >It is a computer-computer game. >The fact that he is not allowed to resign on behalf of the program also suggest >that he should not be part of the game. > >The target is to do the operator's part as minimal as possible. > >I do not know if the operator is allowed to claim a draw on behalf of the >program when the program does not claim a draw but even if he is allowed to do >it then I can explain that not allowing the operator to do it may also not >prevent operator's influence because in this case when both programs ignore the >50 move rule the if both programs use similiar time then the faster operator >may win on time. > >Uri i share your opinion
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