Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 09:03:27 02/28/04
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On February 28, 2004 at 10:51:27, Mike S. wrote:
>On February 28, 2004 at 08:05:26, Terry Giles wrote:
>
>>Nice idea, however I fear this would ultimately render even more drawn games. At
>>the best it would likely end with three or four players/programs all sharing
>>first place.
>
>I think the humans would be forced to go for a win more often against each
>other, to improve their chances to rank higher than the strong programs. I'd
>like to add an additional rule though, that the programs shouldn't be allowed to
>agree to a draw as long as the eval is better than -0.3.
>
>I suppport the idea to add chess programs to such tournaments (again), and more
>often than in the past.
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl
I do not support the idea to add chess programs to such tournaments.
This would only lead to [as soon as humans have learnt to play
the "do-nothing-but-do-it-well-strategy] dull drawn games.
Kurt
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