Author: blass uri
Date: 09:15:22 04/21/99
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On April 21, 1999 at 11:43:56, Christophe Theron wrote: >On April 21, 1999 at 10:48:50, Chris Carson wrote: > >>On April 21, 1999 at 10:16:24, KarinsDad wrote: >> >>>In the real world, there are FIDE rules, there are USCF rules, and there are >>>chess rules for a lot of other countries. >>> >>>However, is there an official body for chess rules for computer programs? >>> >>>Or, should a computer program be made aware by the operator as to which type of >>>tournament it is playing under (and the rules thereof) and therefore should play >>>accordingly? >>> >>>Is there any governing body on this? Has this been addressed before? >>> >>>Is there a standard by which the programs should be programmed? >>> >>>Thanks for any info, >>> >>>KarinsDad :) >> >>Good question, >> >>I am aware that there are differences, but do any of the differences >>in the rules affect the program. By this I mean, I do not know of >>any special programing that is required for FIDE vs USCF rules, time >>settings for an event maybe, but I can not think of any thing that >>would result in a difference in play? Does not mean there are not >>some, I just do not know of any. >> >>Best Regards, >>Chris Carson > >Maybe something about exceeding your time limit. > >I think that some FIDE rules state that in case a player exceeds his time limit >in a draw position (or a position that can be judged as being draw by a >referee), he does not loose the game. I have seen this rule somewhere, but I'm >not saying it applies to any tournament. > >If this rule applies, it can be a good thing to advice the computer to play on >and avoid a draw by repetition or lack of material for example. Because >exceeding the time limit will not be a problem, and maybe your opponent can make >a mistake. exceeding the time limit can be a problem for the computer because the computer is usually operated by a human(it cannot move the pieces by itself). I saw a case when in a game between a human and Zarkov the human won after a very quiet game. There were no captures in the game and after 150 moves zarkov lost. The time control was 3 hours per game and I guess that the computer (operated by a human) lost on time. Uri
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