Computer Chess Club Archives


Search

Terms

Messages

Subject: Re: Crafty rating on ICC

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 19:23:37 10/28/99

Go up one level in this thread


On October 28, 1999 at 14:42:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 28, 1999 at 02:09:49, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On October 27, 1999 at 22:22:19, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On October 27, 1999 at 18:05:24, Amir Ban wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 27, 1999 at 15:27:35, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>On October 26, 1999 at 12:54:02, Amir Ban wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I had trouble myself believing that it's doing this, but it did.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>If it hung, I'd believe it.  Because if crafty 'dies' xboard won't restart
>>>>>it, it just lets the game sit until the clock runs down.  The only abuse I
>>>>>see here is that this has happened on many occasions and most GM players
>>>>>will see it and message me.  Other non-titled players (and a few titled ones
>>>>>I admit) will promptly match it 20-30 times and let it flag every game to
>>>>>run their rating up.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Now you make it sound like you are a victim here. The point is that I've NEVER
>>>>seen crafty lose on time. Then it let's the clock run out in exactly the
>>>>position where it won't lose anything over it.
>>>>
>>>>Coincidence ? Sure, if you say so.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>To make this simple for you to understand, if you think that I have _ever_
>>>programmed crafty to just sit and wait, you are full of snot.
>>
>>
>>
>>This is becoming interesting. At least I have just learned one more english
>>word, "snot".
>>
>>Not sure if I can use it outside CCC, but at least here it might be useful.
>>
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>
>It is a common word.  It is what you get when you blow your nose.  :)


That's what tells my dictionnary too.


    Christophe



This page took 0 seconds to execute

Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700

Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.