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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 07:50:23 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 10:12:05, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On December 09, 2003 at 10:02:43, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>It had a draw score and played the drawing moves, so its intention was clear.
>>The engine wanted the draw and the operator didn't allow it, that's the way I
>>see it.
>
>If the bare engine would have been playing, what would have happened
>is exactly what happened: the position would have been repeated until
>either one deviated or it was a draw after all. In the actual game,
>someone deviated.

If the bare engine had been playing he would have had to add a few things the
GUI normally takes care of.
For UCI engines it is expected that the GUI handles certain (trivial) things.

If you want to make a case you have to argue that the UCI protocol doesn't
qualify for playing in WCCC, but I think that is an entirely different debate.

>The operator reasoned: neither engine understands this is (claimable
>as) a draw, so why should it be a draw?

I disagree, one engine here showed by a draw score that it understood it was
draw, it even played the right moves and the GUI claimed the draw.
From what I can tell the whole thing worked as designed for Jonny.

-S.
>--
>GCP



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