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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 11:45:25 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 10:16:51, Frank Phillips wrote:

>This is too subtle for me.  It is an event between machines with the operator
>acting as a go between (a mistake in my view).  The machine said draw, >therefore the operator must claim the draw.  As far as I can see it just
>another 'move' indicated by the machine and the operator has no right to move
>for the machine.

By the same reasoning, the machine claimed the draw incorrectly, so
the operator has no right to claim the draw correctly, so he had no choice
but to play on (or resign).

QED

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GCP



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