--- Gian-Carlo Pascutto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Magnus Persson wrote:
> > Quoting Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> >> Just to make it clear, the case we want to "fix"
> is the case where many
> >> bots are programmed to resign. Lazarus will
> resign when the score is
> >> below 1% (and has remained so for a couple of
> moves in a row which is
> >> probably just a superstition on my part to delay
> it.)
> >
> > Valkyria is an aggressive resigner and does so
> below 10% already, and I
> > have no memory of it resigning in a position where
> it was meaningful to
> > play on.
>
> When playing against humans, there's the question of
> what to do if
> winrate is <10%, we have 15 minutes left on the
> clock, and the (human)
> opponent has less than 1 minute left and we're
> playing absolute time.
>
> Leela right now resigns, which is nice. But maybe
> too naive.
Whether human or computer, if one's opponent is in
time trouble, play on. I have won more than one game
in this manner, and it's just as good a win as any
other; both of us knew the time constraints.
I notice that in the KGS computer tournaments, some
programs do get into time trouble. A smart program
should certainly take advantage of such situations,
playing for the win even if the situation on the board
is a loss.
Terry McIntyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state
education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit
obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.
Benjamin Disraeli, Speech in the House of Commons [June 15, 1874]
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