Author: Sune Fischer
Date: 13:14:02 04/29/04
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On April 29, 2004 at 15:47:33, Helmut Conrady wrote: >On April 29, 2004 at 15:02:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On April 29, 2004 at 10:48:52, Helmut Conrady wrote: >> >>>On April 29, 2004 at 10:32:45, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>> >>>>On April 29, 2004 at 09:02:39, Victor Zakharov wrote: >>>> >>>>>>What do you think about the 50 move rule in computer chess, Guy? Any chances to >>>>>>modify it for computer games? >>>>>> >>>>>>Helmut >>>>> >>>>>My opinion that rules will be fixed one day when tablebases will be more common. >>>> >>>>A 25 move rule would be more approriated indeed as the 50 move rule. >>>>50 moves is just too long knowing that it just causes forfeits at the internet >>>>online chess player. Other uses the 50 move rule doesn't really have. >>>> >>>>Shortly FIDE had extended it to 75 moves, but that was changed back soon >>>>afterwards to 50 moves again. >>>> >>>>I doubt they will ever change it. >>>> >>>>If they change it, it will be 25 moves sooner than 75 moves. >>> >>>IMO that would contradict the spirit of chess. Why not allowing to win a won >>>position? >>> >>>Helmut >> >>Suppose you and I reach and ending that is won for you in 270 moves. But you >>don't know how to do it. > > >No human and no engine without tbs can find a mate in 270. But if the side to >win has installed Tbs and they show a mate, the arbiter may not stop the game at >this point! They only show a mate because they don't know about the 50 move rule, in a sense they are buggy. Besides we don't want different rules for men and machines, it should be the same game we play. -S. >Helmut
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