Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 23:05:20 09/10/99
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On September 10, 1999 at 18:36:12, Fernando Villegas wrote: >On September 10, 1999 at 11:50:50, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On September 10, 1999 at 07:50:36, Micheal Cummings wrote: >> >>>On September 10, 1999 at 06:04:42, Ed Schröder wrote: >>> >>>>>Perhaps Ed should clarify this issue. >>>> >>>>My only goal is to find out how Rebel will do against GM's at tournament >>>>time control. Because of the attention the event gets I can afford to put >>>>some money and time in it. >>>> >>>>As for the question, "count this game or not" I on my abacus will not >>>>count this game because the game was not representative to the above >>>>mentioned goal. >>>> >>>>Officially this game counts of course. A PC can break any time. A pity but >>>>it is simply all in the game. A human can go to the bathroom and lose on >>>>time, no win on my personal abacus then but the win officially will count. >>>> >>>>Anyway in 8 days Rebel can try again against Lithuania (1 x GM and 3 x IM). >>>> >>>>Ed Schroder >>> >>>Hi Ed >>> >>>Do you think that all the problems are fixed, are you changing any program or >>>hardware for this upcoming match. And if so do you think that it is worse or >>>better for your chances at winning. >> >>I will change hardware. I am after the Athlon-650 at the moment. I don't >>think the Athlon-650 will run faster than the K6-III-600 I am having now. > >Perhaps Bruce is right and you are again putting Rebel riding a wild ponny. I >would love to see how Rebel does using a more conventional hardware as that we >generally have. I mean, a 233, 266 or so Mhz stuff. >fernando Of course Bruce is right and you have a point too. But I am sure the majority wants to see the best software + the best (fastest) hardware. And I definitely belong to that majority :-) A chess programmer's main wish and goal is to see his baby to perform as strong as possible. That is his driving force. For me that is 18 years now and I am still not cured. Will it ever stop? :-) Ed >>I also think book preparation must be done better as the Benko-gambit line >>was not good for Rebel, too much strategic involved. I am not so optimistic >>anymore than I was after the 2 nice draws. >> >>Ed
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