Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 01:06:16 12/10/03
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On December 09, 2003 at 17:57:35, Amir Ban wrote: >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. Shredder was only able to deviate because Jonny 'played through' the 3 fold repetition. I would have done so too had it not been running under the CB GUI. >>The operator reasoned: neither engine understands this is (claimable >>as) a draw, so why should it be a draw? >> >He never said that. Not to you apparently ;) -- GCP
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