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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 14:57:35 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 10:12:05, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On December 09, 2003 at 10:02:43, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>It had a draw score and played the drawing moves, so its intention was clear.
>>The engine wanted the draw and the operator didn't allow it, that's the way I
>>see it.
>
>If the bare engine would have been playing, what would have happened
>is exactly what happened: the position would have been repeated until
>either one deviated or it was a draw after all. In the actual game,
>someone deviated.
>

No, this had nothing to do with the Jonny engine. It was because the Shredder
bug did not persist, and it decided to mate, after all.


>The operator reasoned: neither engine understands this is (claimable
>as) a draw, so why should it be a draw?
>

He never said that.

Amir


>--
>GCP



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