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Subject: Re: Rebel Performance Rating

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 10:54:17 09/19/99

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On September 19, 1999 at 09:37:36, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>Aside form this, I don't think it makes sense to use the same opening book in
>comp-comp and in human-comp games. It is quite absurd to play openings that lead
>to positional games, where programs are quite dumb, and this is happening too
>often. Is it not a better idea to build a gambit-like book that tries to open
>the game and play tactics? Same for playing style. A program can afford to play
>the Orthodox against another program, because neither will understand a thing,
>but against a strong human player it's a mistake. Look, for instance, at Rebel-2
>yesterday.

I fully agree on this. Several circumstances of the GM-challenge are not
in Rebel's favor. After 8 games I now know that Rebel's (public) book is
the weakest part, the Rebel-Hoffman game was a perfect example of that.

Not easy to solve on a short term.

Ed Schroder


>Enrique



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