Author: Mark Young
Date: 06:50:44 10/06/98
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On October 06, 1998 at 09:20:06, Ed Schröder wrote: >>In previous versions of Rebel, there was always a mention of the estimate >>stength increase going to a newer version. But this time around, I can't find >>anything on this on Rebel's website. After all, my decision to or not to >>purchase Rebel10 is *based* on this very crucial piece of information! Also, is >>the increment in strength of Rebel10 over Rebel9 about the same as to Rebel9 >>over Rebel8? > >If you are talking about the increase of strength in the comp-comp area don't >expect a big jump here. 20-30 elo points, certainly not more. Rebel10 feels >stronger and more stable mainly because of its narrower selective search. So >if this is your main worry don't upgrade. > >In the comp-human are I do claim a big elo jump of at least 50-100 elo not >only based on the 5-3 victory against Anand but also on the high quality of >the 8 games and my general feelings about anti-GM. Just one but... only >8 games. Impossible to give a precise elo increase. > >>Rebel9 says 2580 on the CD. What speed PC is assumed here? And is >>2580 based on comp-human or comp-comp result? > >SSDF elo, based on a PII-266 (64 Mb) if memory serves me well. > >- Ed - > If Enrique's test results hold up with more games and different programs.(Rebel 10 beating Fritz 5 20-18 and Drawing Junior 5 10-10) Rebel 10 looks to be as strong as any other top program in the computer vs computer arena. Add to this the great results playing GM Anand, Rebel 10 could be hard to over look as the best program overall in both areas. We shall see. > >>Appreciate any enlightenment here.
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