Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:36:26 11/07/99
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On November 07, 1999 at 06:35:54, Alexander Kure wrote: >Hi, Bob! > > >On November 06, 1999 at 21:00:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] > >>As I said before, I'll bet that Crafty is the most 'contrite' program you will >>find on ICC, when playing against human GM/IM players. It offers draws whenever >>it thinks it appropriate, but has code to prevent this from happening too often >>(which could be considered obnoxious). It accepts draws if the score is <= >>drawscore for N consecutive moves (2 < N < 6) where N varies depending on the >>'title' (or lack thereof). It resigns. Against GM players if the score is >>< -5 for 3 consecutive moves, it will resign. > >[snip] > > >Would You please explain to me why crafty plays on a KR vs. KR engame, which is >totally drawn, without accepting a draw, as happened many times against other >computers, for example against Varguz(C)? > >Thank You >Alex Sure... because against computers I disable draw offers/accepts due to lots of 'bad actors' running computer programs. There is one particular person that offers a draw multiple times per move, _every_ move. And in some oddball positions, has picked up a draw due to a bug here and there. I got tired of it, and turned it off vs computers. Who cares if two automatic programs play on and on? Can't go beyond 50 moves. And with tablebases my program moves instantly.
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