Author: Peter Kasinski
Date: 10:45:59 12/31/00
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On December 31, 2000 at 13:31:11, Ed Schröder wrote: >On December 31, 2000 at 12:34:26, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On December 31, 2000 at 10:42:34, Peter Kasinski wrote: >> >>>Does the option "use ECO knowledge" affect the program in tournament mode? >>> >>>thanks! >>>PK >> >>Hello Peter, >>I'm not sure what you mean by "tournament mode". If you mean on tournament >>Levels like 40/1 hour etc then I'm sure it does affect the program. I believe >>it affects the program on all levels of play. How much depends on selecting >>"Moderate/Strong/Book" as you know. >>Jim > >Yes, it affects all levels. > >The manual: > >4.3.10. Use EOC knowledge (menu Option ) > >Activating this option will enable REBEL to make use of the special EOC >database that you have loaded during calculating. > >The EOC (encyclopedia of chess) database is a re-compilation of REBEL's >standard database of 800,000 high qualified chess games stored in a new >super fast format. This enables REBEL to consult the database and based >on what is found to adjust its play. REBEL can use the EOC data in two >ways: > >- Use as book: REBEL will search in the EOC database for the current > position. If the EOC database contains this position REBEL will answer > immediately with a next move found in the EOC database. We do not > recommend this setting for optimal play but more as an option to > study opening theory. The EOC database contains 20 million moves > and its size is 20 times bigger than the standard opening book. > >- Strong or active use: REBEL will search in the EOC database for the > current position. If the EOC database contains this position, REBEL will > look at the next move(s) in the EOC database and use in its calculations > the result of these games by adding or subtracting some points to that > move. > > In this way REBEL will follow the human theory as represented in the > EOC database of 20 million moves. The advantage above the EOC=BOOK > setting is that the REBEL chess engine still is in charge and that > major mistakes made by human players in the 800,000 game database > are filtered by REBEL. > > >Rebel Century 3 will play with the STRONG option against GM v/d Wiel >next tuesday January 2. > >Ed Thank you for explaining this Ed. Good luck against GM v/d Wiel next week. PK
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