Author: Helmut Conrady
Date: 14:17:13 04/29/04
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On April 29, 2004 at 16:14:02, Sune Fischer wrote: >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. There ARE differences: humans e.g. are not allowed to use opening books or tablebasese during a match ... Helmut
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