Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:39:43 12/11/03
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On December 11, 2003 at 03:33:34, Tony Werten wrote: >On December 10, 2003 at 17:49:11, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 10, 2003 at 09:36:57, Tony Werten wrote: >> >>>On December 09, 2003 at 16:07:21, Steffen Jakob wrote: >>> >>>>On December 09, 2003 at 16:03:18, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >>>> >>>>>And the question I have asked here several times without anyone answering: How >>>>>did you expect the Jonny engine to claim the draw, if not via the interface? >>>> >>>>You can open a text window during the game where you see the output of the >>>>logfile of the engine by using a "tail" utility. There you can print a text like >>>>Jaap suggested: "I claim a draw on 3 fold repetition and forbid my operator to >>>>make the move on the board!". :-) >>> >>>What's the point ? The operator closes the file if he likes the opponent. >>> >>>Tony >> >>That's the point. Unless you wire 120vac to the keyboard and say "claim the >>draw. If you try to dismiss this window, I'm going to fry you." Other than >>that, the computer can only ask, and the operator is _supposed_ to comply. > >Yes. Make sure they fix that for next year. > >Can you imagine what would have happened if Fritz and Shredder would have been >sold by different companies and Shredder and Johnny by the same ? > >Tony That's the problem.. The rules addressed this. The TD chose to ignore the rules. I don't know how to fix _that_. Well, actually, I do. A new TD would be the first step. Mike Valvo never made such ridiculous decisions. > >> >>> >>>> >>>>Greetings, >>>>Steffen.
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