Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 22:29:28 12/10/03
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On December 10, 2003 at 17:41:49, Amir Ban wrote: >On December 10, 2003 at 10:14:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 10, 2003 at 09:23:38, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On December 10, 2003 at 09:19:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>Who set up such a rule? The rules I have always used for computer chess >>>>simply say that backing up, correcting the error, and playing on from there >>>>is the _right_ decision. Why would a speed chess tournament suddenly make >>>>operator errors fatal??? >>>> >>>>If it is true, it is about the lousiest rule I have heard of... >>> >>>Time is critical in the blitz games, and how are you going to >>>'correct' the time Junior lost because of my mistake? >>> >>>-- >>>GCP >> >>Usually a program knows how much time it used per move and records that >>in the game history. We did this _many_ times in Cray Blitz and when I >>typed "reset 31" and "display clock" we would see _exactly_ what the clock >>times were at that point in the game... > >Nobody cares what your internal clock shows in the blitz. > >The WCCC blitz tournament is organized pandemonium played for fun. You get 7 >minutes on a mechanical clock and you need to figure how much time to give your >program, play fast and make few mistakes. The "one hand" rule is enforced, >pieces get thrown on the floor, and clocks are in danger of being banged to >pieces. > >It is not meant to be a serious test of the programs. Then why is blitz used as a playoff for the WCCC? From your characterization, it seems we can safely deem the Shredder WCCC victory as not serious. >The fast operators >(notoriusly including Erdogan Gunes and Alex Kure) may win several points for >their program. > >Amir
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