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Subject: Re: How to beat Rebel 9 in 16 moves!!

Author: Robert Sherman

Date: 20:56:41 11/11/97

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On November 11, 1997 at 13:43:24, Howard Exner wrote:

>Howard = >>
>Robert = >
>
>>>I think Qxc7 is the dud. Time to play d7-d5 here. Rebel 8
>>>plays d7-d5 in just over 2 minutes on a K6-200. What do
>>>other programs play here?
>>
>>Is this with a 40/2 time control.  Like I said in a previous post a
>>faster machine may produce different results.  But I have other games I
>>have played that I haven't had time to play out because I have been too
>>busy with work.  When work slows down I will see if these games bear out
>>similar results.
>
>At 40/2 Rebel 8 rejects Qxc7 in 12". At 1:56 it plays the correct d7-d5.
>I read your original post to highlight Qxc7 as the blunder. Others
>thought
>0-0 was bad also, but like you I believe 0-0 will win easily. Actually
>when I set up Rebel 8 at 40/2 it at first likes 0-0 but then it finds
>the
>Nxc7 reply for white in the search and continues a longer think. It
>finally
>decides to play d7-d6 (CSTal plays this also) at around the 9 minute
>mark.
>
>Back to the d7-d5 move. It looks like Genius, according to those who are
>posting, plays this the quickest.

I still didn't get what computer you have, I presume PII-200mhz or the
like.  Does CSTal play Nxc7 for white?  It would seem like a natch for a
program based  on sacrificial attacks.  It looks like the laddies from
England play this position the best, both with vastly different search
techniques!!



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