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Subject: Re: BUG in Shredder 9.1 - 50 move Rules

Author: Steve Glanzfeld

Date: 06:03:26 07/21/05

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On July 21, 2005 at 07:46:55, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 21, 2005 at 06:45:04, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On July 21, 2005 at 06:12:08, Steve Glanzfeld wrote:

>>>Most chess programs do not claim the 50-draw before making the 50th move (100th
>>>ply), or by putting the move into the notation only.
>>
>>I disagree
>>Chess program never do something except putting the move into the notation.
>>
>>Usually some interface or some operator translate the moves that they print to
>>moves in the board or in the virtual board.
>>
>>I am not sure what the fide rule say about a situation when blind person say a
>>move and immediately after saying the move claims that the move force draw by
>>the 50 move rule before the opponent makes the move on the board for the blind
>>person and press  the clock.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I asked this question and the rules say that blind person completed his move
>only when the move was made in the board so by the same logic if the program
>claims a draw before the move was made in the board then the claim is accepted.
>
>If a program has some robotic arm that can move the pieces in the board then I
>agree that it needs first to claim a draw and only after it move the robotic
>arm.

Do you live in a fantasy world where only computerchess tournaments with real
boards exist and anyone thinks only in terms of engine/GUI concepts?

Forget it.

The program is ALL IT'S PARTS. When a move is made on the board display, the
program has moved. That's how it is in the real world at the computers of
zillions of users. They are not interested in which file which code is. They
would never agree that no move has been made but only a notation output, when
the move HAS been made on the screen.

Are you not aware of "normal" computer users? What do you think how many of them
use real boards when using chess programs? 0.01%? And in that case, they must
make the move for the opponent themselves on that board..

Please apply some realism for the world of the normal people, not only comp
championship participants and such.

Thanks! :)

Steve



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