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Subject: A new Rebel contest?

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 03:41:48 11/21/97


>Posted by Jari Kylmälä on November 20, 1997 at 21:09:45:

>In Reply to: Re: Mate in 30 testposition for Rebel 9! posted by Ed Schröder
>on November 20, 1997 at 09:32:05:

>>Jouni, you just blew our idea to do a new "mate in 30 moves" contest as
>>we assume nobody will find a better position :-(

>>On the other hand you saved us a lot of work :-)

>>----
>>Robert Kemper


>You also strongly assumed that nobody can beat your 13610 nodes position
>in your 'mate in 15' contest. I can guarantee that there are people
>crazy enough to find better positions than this :) 'Rebel Quiz II - mate
>in 30'
>is a nice idea. Many people enjoyed the previous quiz (including myself)
>and this contest would be very interesting.

Thanks but I doubt. First there is the 'mate announcement' glitch with
mates greater than 23 moves which makes it too difficult to do the
'mate in 30' contest. My second doubt is that too many people will
find the job to difficult.

But I am open for new ideas to do another contest.

What about the following idea...

#1. People create a database of 10 positions.
#2. The 10 most original databases will be awarded.
#3. Again 2 categories, one for Rebel9 and one for Rebel Decade 2.0
#4. So in total 20 prizes like last year (details later)

To get an impression of last year see:

http://www.rebel.nl/quizres.htm

The idea is to install a jury of 3 people who will be in charge
for the prize awards. I need volunteers here as I don't want have
anything to say about it. But before you volunteer think about the
work involved. The jury (for their work) will be awarded too with
free Rebel software. It's entirely my job to pick the three jury
members of my choice.

Definition for the jury how to award is simply the beauty of chess
found in the contributed 10 positions including the comments/
annotations/analysis in the 300 characters Rebel is offering you for
each move in the move comment.

All contributed positions and analysis will be free downloadable from
the Rebel Home Page afterwards. If like last year a few hundred people
will participate this will be a super download!

Comments on the idea are welcome.

Is 10 positions too much?

5 or 3?

- Ed Schroder -



>--
>Jari Kylmälä



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