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Subject: Re: Crafty request (Bob ?)

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 09:19:07 09/29/99

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On September 28, 1999 at 22:42:26, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 28, 1999 at 22:10:16, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On September 28, 1999 at 15:01:58, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On September 28, 1999 at 14:50:30, James T. Walker wrote:
>>>
>>>>It would sure be nice if Crafty would announce "Mt in 21" instead of the +327.23
>>>>or whatever the score happens to be in the Winboard GUI. :-)
>>>If he fixes it, I hope he makes it optional.  I like the numeric score better.
>>
>>Well, to each his own.  Frankly I can't understand why anyone would prefer a
>>cryptic score like +327.23 over an understandable "Mate in 21".  That's what
>>makes the world go round. :-)
>Actually, the score would be +32723 meaning mate in (32767-32723)=44 plies (22
>full moves).  See?  More accurate.  In the other nomenclature, you could be a
>whole ply off!
>;-)
>
>Besides, that's what the standard says.

Well I just made up the score and mate numbers.  If they were close to something
real it was just an accident.  Also my Winboard shows 327.23 with a definite
decimal point(.).
Jim Walker



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