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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Nicholas Cooper

Date: 19:38:45 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

This whole interface/engine discussion seems ridiculous to me...

If applied to humans, are we to say that the brain and body are the interface
and engine respectively and that, according to the proposed (IMHO illogical)
division, a human can't claim a draw by three-fold repetition using one's mouth
or hands, as these are part of the interface!!??

All I can see if a whole lot of illogical defences of a poor decision by the TD.



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