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Subject: Re: Tiger - Chessbase - Rebel (Off topic?)

Author: Ovidio Santistevan

Date: 13:18:51 04/14/01

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On April 14, 2001 at 13:14:14, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 14, 2001 at 10:44:39, Ovidio Santistevan wrote:
>
>>I don´t know if somebody talked about this before,  but, in my opinion,  Tiger
>>should have kept his relationship with Rebel,  and not initiate a new one with
>>Chessbase.
>
>
>
>You have been badly informed.

No.  I said:  "...in my opinion,..."  I just wanted to say that I didn´t like
that deal.

>
>
>Here is an extract from the Tiger 14 FAQ:
>
>
>Q: Has Christophe Theron the programmer of Chess Tiger left Rebel
>   Company and moved to Chess Assistant or ChessBase ?
>
>    A: No.
>
>       It has always been the policy of Rebel Company to push
>       Chess Tiger into popular User Interfaces as now the case
>       with Chess Assisant and ChessBase. Many people like these
>       User Interfaces and our policy has always been to offer
>       our customers what they want. As a result we have got many
>       enthusiastic reactions.
>
>
>Q: Will Chess Tiger be developed further for Chess Assistant
>   and Chessbase ?
>
>    A: Not necessarily.
>
>       Our first and main job is to develop Chess Tiger further
>       for the REBEL interface and release a worthy successor for
>       REBEL 11.0. The Chess Tiger versions made for Chess Assistant
>       and ChessBase are one-time non-exclusive products with no
>       furher obligations nor new plans.
>
>
>
>And for your information, it is Ed Schröder himself (chairman of the Rebel
>company) who has negociated the deal with ChessBase.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

Thanks for informing me. I hope you keep doing the same work,  as a Tiger fan
that I am.

Ovidio




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