Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 20:01:30 04/15/98
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>Posted by Craig Smith on April 15, 1998 at 18:30:50: >Hi Ed, I would like to know that when you prepare for Anand, do >you plan on using the best openings for the computer, or the one's >that Anand has trouble with (if he really has any) Jeroen told me Anand is one of the best (well)grounded people in the world when it comes to opening theory. Jeroen and I will go to Italy as I think I most probably need his opening advices desperately :) >Just as Garry was complaining about how he was playing against a >corporation, would you say that it's in the best interest of the >machine to use it's best opening system, or something that Anand >has a losing percentage in? Jeroen is in charge for that, perhaps he is willing to answer this at least if he reads this posting. Of course Rebel will not play its usual book lines. Last year when playing against Yusupov we had no special book preparation other then setting the Rebel book to wide (tournament book=off). Against Anand we will take the book preparation more serious. One of the biggest differences between the Rebel-Anand event and the Deep Blue-Kasparov event is that Rebel9 is commercial available. Every GM can get familiar with Rebel, its playing style, its book and find the weak spots. In the case of the Deep Blue-Kasparov event Kasparov met a total unknown opponent both concerning its playing- style as well as with the Deep Blue opening book. This is a serious disadvantage for Rebel. To survive this preparation of Anand (if possible!) Jeroen will make all kind of different opening books for Rebel. My job is to make a special chess engine also to escape from the preparations of Anand. If this counter preparation is not done I fear Rebel will lose without a chance and that is not what I had in mind :) In the meantime I have developed an "ANTI GRANDMASTER" setting for the Rebel engine. It tries to play different chess, meaning confusing moves for the human brain, but still play good chess. It's currently tested by a few good chess players. It's too early for conclusions yet. But one thing is for sure, Anand will not play against the normal Rebel as otherwise I have no chance at all due to the fact Rebel is general available. Whatever the outcome of the match the "ANTI- GRANDMASTER" setting will be included in the next released Rebel and will be developed and improved for the future as it is my goal to arrange such matches at least once a year so it makes sense to put some energy in this new development. - Ed - >Regards, >Craig
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