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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 12:02:11 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 14:45:25, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>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).


Are you saying that if the Johnny operator _had_ claimed the draw as indicated
by the software, that it could not have been allowed anyway?  Would it have been
allowed or not?

Honest answer only, please.  :)


>
>QED
>
>--
>GCP



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