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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 17:13:47 12/09/03

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On December 09, 2003 at 14:26:47, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:

>On December 09, 2003 at 10:59:14, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>"An operator can only  (1) type in moves and (2) respond to request from
>>the compute for clock information."
>>
>>
>>How, from that rule, does it become possible for the operator to say "Hmm.
>>the engine claims a draw,
>
>The engine didn't claim a draw.
>
>Unless you consider the interface part of the engine, but that's IMHO
>another discussion. If the Jonny engine would have claimed the draw
>I would agree with you but given the facts I consider the ICGA decision
>also acceptable.
>
>--
>GCP

My "engine" never claims a draw.  It doesn't know how to.  My main.c code
does, however, but that is the UI code, _not_ the engine.  I suspect
_all_ programs are designed like that.



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