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Subject: Re: When will you release your next version of Rebel Tiger ?

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 18:24:39 07/17/00

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On July 17, 2000 at 18:24:24, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On July 17, 2000 at 13:15:03, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On July 17, 2000 at 09:57:56, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>It seems on Chess servers like ICC of FICS, the Rebel Tiger clones are very hard
>>>to beat ( Although Gandalf has a some what easy time vs them ). Using Junior 6.0
>>>engine, I lose quite a bit to them.
>>>
>>>Perhaps they could have a better score vs grandmasters at a tounament?
>>
>>
>>There is a special "antihuman" mode in Rebel-Tiger that is used by -apparently-
>>nobody. It does better than the standard "personality" against humans because it
>>knows how to handle "closed positions" better, if you know what I mean.
>>
>>This special mode will be further improved in the next release of the engine.
>>
>>This mode does not work as well against computers because sometimes the program
>>takes too much risk in order to avoid a closed position, and the strategy can
>>backfire in this case. So people do not use antihuman mode on chess servers,
>>because you find too many computers there.
>>
>>Unfortunately there as been so far too few games against strong rated humans to
>>give any measure of Tiger's strength against GMs.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>Is your next version of Rebel Tiger almost finish ?



Rebel-Tiger is improved every day. I work almost full time on the engine and it
has been constantly improved since the last release.

So "finished" is a word I don't understand. :)

We will published the new engine... as soon as Ed decides it is time to release
it.


    Christophe



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