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Subject: Re: Shredder wins in Graz after controversy

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 00:33:34 12/11/03

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On December 10, 2003 at 17:49:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On December 10, 2003 at 09:36:57, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On December 09, 2003 at 16:07:21, Steffen Jakob wrote:
>>
>>>On December 09, 2003 at 16:03:18, Omid David Tabibi wrote:
>>>
>>>>And the question I have asked here several times without anyone answering: How
>>>>did you expect the Jonny engine to claim the draw, if not via the interface?
>>>
>>>You can open a text window during the game where you see the output of the
>>>logfile of the engine by using a "tail" utility. There you can print a text like
>>>Jaap suggested: "I claim a draw on 3 fold repetition and forbid my operator to
>>>make the move on the board!". :-)
>>
>>What's the point ? The operator closes the file if he likes the opponent.
>>
>>Tony
>
>That's the point.  Unless you wire 120vac to the keyboard and say "claim the
>draw.  If you try to dismiss this window, I'm going to fry you."  Other than
>that, the computer can only ask, and the operator is _supposed_ to comply.

Yes. Make sure they fix that for next year.

Can you imagine what would have happened if Fritz and Shredder would have been
sold by different companies and Shredder and Johnny by the same ?

Tony

>
>>
>>>
>>>Greetings,
>>>Steffen.



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