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Subject: Re: Stefan Mayer-Kahlen comments on his victory...

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 13:33:45 01/13/04

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On January 13, 2004 at 15:32:12, Mark Young wrote:

>On January 13, 2004 at 14:31:38, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On January 13, 2004 at 10:59:52, Steve Maughan wrote:
>>
>>>Martin,
>>>
>>>>translated this means about this: "fritz and shredder played the best chess in
>>>>this tournament (he is comparing against junior and brutus), and won their
>>>>games against the outsiders most easily" - i don't really mind the first part
>>>>of this sentence, but the second part is really hilarious given the shredder-
>>>>jonny incident!
>>>
>>>I don't really want to start up the whole Graz scandle thread but in the Jonny
>>>game Shredder was easily winning.
>>
>>Pardon me, you mean easily winning? And why SHREDDER didn't win (easily)? Why
>>had it won with the aid of someone who threw a whole game although it was a
>>draw? Could you explain your position? If you are a chessplayer yourself, could
>>you reflect your position in relation to possible cases of a PATT or THREEFOLD?
>>Would you dare to say that such draws are not existing because they are most
>>unfair to the side which has a won game????
>>
>>Do you mean that if you call something a "bug", that then this is like
>>'unimportant' or 'non-existent'?
>>
>>So, if I allow a draw by a PATT for instance, that then I couzld say that I had
>>a bug and then I would still be judged as an extremely strong player? And my
>>opponents would throw their game just to let me wi??? Where is this being
>>played. Please tell me exact address.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>The scandle occured due to a bug in Shredder.
>>> So if SMK is commenting on the general quality of chess played by the programs
>>>(which he seems to be) I don't really have a problem and I think he's correct.
>>>
>>
>>The "general" quality of the chess is something SMK is completely impotent to
>>judge. SMK has no chess master status whatsoever. Probably he's a good
>>businessman as Daniel pointed out, but his thought process is really biased
>>heavily. Please do not speak of chess in general if you talk about the actual
>>computerchess with BOOKS and TABLES, which is cheating after the FIDE Laws.
>>
>>Rolf
>
>I looked at the games. It seems to me Shredder played the best chess in the
>event. I don't care if Shredder should not have won the title.


I agree. But SMK should have admitted the unallowed help by Jonny author -
throwing a game is dishonest.

Rolf


> My guess is
>Shredder 8 is the strongest program.
>
>We will know for sure shortly, many will have Deep Fritz 8 and Shredder 8 on
>their own computers.
>
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Steve



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