Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 10:08:13 11/12/05
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On November 12, 2005 at 13:02:23, George Tsavdaris wrote: >On November 12, 2005 at 12:53:31, Arturo Ochoa wrote: > >>On November 12, 2005 at 10:31:53, George Tsavdaris wrote: >> >>>On November 12, 2005 at 10:22:44, Arturo Ochoa wrote: >>> >>>>On November 12, 2005 at 10:13:46, George Tsavdaris wrote: >>>> >>>>>I see that Zappa-The King continues from a completely drawn position...... >>>>>Computers will keep playing it but why their operators are so stubborn? >>>>> >>>>>The game should stop from 43th move or earlier.......What a waste of time:-( >>>>> >>>> >>>>It is not so stupid as you think. I remember games where one of the programs was >>>>loosing with a -5 score and it won the game finally. >>>> >>>>It is possible the operator thougt that the complete point was important and it >>>>was trying to win by time out or a possible bug in the other engine. >>> >>> That kind of thinking is not what Chess or computer Chess has to be! This is a >>>bad, very bad sportsmanship.....! >> >>It is not matter of matter of thoughts. The point is you can need that point to >>get a better position in the Tournament and you can use that if your opponent >>doesnt know how to handle that situation. >> >>Today, The King managed to draw the game despite of the Zappa Operatior >>stubborness to win the game. >> >>> >>>> >>>>If you think that it is so stupid to win a complete point gambling in a possible >>>>mistake of the opponent, then your question is more stupid than I though it was. >>> >>> Again, having a complete draw-position and praying for a bug or time loss is >>>very bad behaviour.......! >>> And since you think that my question would be stupid i can conclude that you >>>approve this behaviour. I have another opinion: Yes to try to win, but always >>>with an elegant way! >> >>Tell me in what rule of the FIDE is forbidden to press the opponent when he is >>in a hurry because of the time. > > No i don't say it's illegal i just say it is not the correct behaviour, yet, >ONLY if the position will be a clear draw (i'm not speaking about insufficient >material draws). > >>The best players in the world have used this >>technique to press the opponent or to try to save a half of point. Example, I >>remember now a game between Korchnoi-Karpov in Baguio City. Korchnoi was in a >>hurry of time but I could checkmate the Black King in 3. Karpov gambled and move >>the king to the center. Korchnoi blunder and the game finished draw. It save 0.5 >>points. Is it a bad practice? No, because he needed to save that game. > >That's anonther story. I'm not speaking about that kind of situations. I'm >speaking about positions that are clear draws with easy play. No real >grandmaster or Chess player would continue such a game, blitz or not..... Is Nakamura not a real Grandmaster? :) Michael
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