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Subject: Re: What's the point with Rebel Century 3??

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 02:49:57 11/27/00

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On November 27, 2000 at 05:22:03, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 27, 2000 at 04:54:36, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>On November 27, 2000 at 04:24:02, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>If Rebel Tiger and Gambit Tiger are stronger and with Windows interface, why
>>>even install Rebel Century 3 for DOS? Just wondering...
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>Rebel Century 3 has many nice features missing from the Tiger programs like EOC
>>etc. But the most important part is the playing style. Even if I much prefer
>>windows programs, Century 3 has a more human like style than Tiger, Fritz,
>>Crafty etc. Most programs feels like they are guided by search, playing
>>"unatural and ugly" variations. Century 3 play much more like a human GM!!
>>
>>Torstein
>
>It is better if you give examples to demonstrate what do you mean.
>I usually do not play against programs and I use them to analyze but I do not
>know what is the meaning of human like style.
>

It is sort of difficult as I normaly play Blitz games against the programs. And
usually I do not go back and check variations with other programs. (And for how
long should I let the programs look at the positions?)

If you play against Fritz or even more so Tiger, they select the most sharp
variations that often hangs on one tempo, while a human and Rebel would select
the safer and normally longer route to victory. I belive Fritz and Tiger are
extending a lot more in forsed variations than Rebel, making them play more
computer like.

Torstein







>I would like to know something that is defined to say that Rebel plays more like
>humans.



>
>For example if you find that humans waste less tempos than most programs and
>Rebel also does the same then you can say that Rebel is more similiar to humans.
>
>I did not check if humans waste less tempos in games and this is only an example
>to a possible difference in playing style that can be defined clearly.
>
>Uri



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