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Subject: Re: Petitions or list of desires for the New Rebel 10 from a Customer

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 22:36:03 04/01/98

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>Posted by Francois Bertin on April 01, 1998 at 14:45:52:

>In Reply to: Re: Petitions or list of desires for the New Rebel 10 from a
>Customer posted by Ed Schröder on April 01, 1998 at 12:51:26:

>  Hello Ed,

>  The program is already quite good and offers impressive features.
>However, since I use it mainly as a training partner, there are three
>features that I would greatly like to see in version 10:

>     - The possibility of including nested variations when replaying
>       a game, and the ability to save those in the database. That would
>       be very useful when analyzing.

This will be done in the Windows version.

>     - Some way of limiting the book depth, in order to simulate
>       an opponent with a weaker book knowledge, particularly
>       when playing against the program set at a lower ELO setting.

Nice idea I agree.

>     - In line with the "personalities" idea, without starting
>       everything from scratch, would it be possible to give more
>       differenciation to the already existing Rebel styles of play?
>       I have not played intensively with these options, but on the
>       occasions I tried, I did not find much differences.

The 5 playing styles in Rebel are mainly mobility related. The 5 playing
styles are tuned for not too much ELO loss in regard to the default
setting PLAYSTYLE=NORMAL which is the strongest setting.

I disagree with you that there are not so much differences. From tests
I have done in the past I remember that changing playing styles will
result in different moves in 25-30% of cases.

I am working right now on a anti-Anand piece of software. The goal is
to undermine Anand's preparation on Rebel. I will include it as an
option in Rebel10. For the moment testing this option I do not recognize
my good old Rebel any more.........

- Ed -




>                  Best regards,
>                                  FB




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