Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 15:56:48 06/29/98
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>Posted by Bruce Moreland on June 29, 1998 at 18:07:31: >I think it is about marketing, personally. It's kind of a "Rebel 10 -- >now with more brighteners!" kind of thing. Who knows what a brightener >is? >I am not trying to get your secrets out of you, I think it is dubious >to start a discussion of a feature without giving a little more detail >about the feature, to do otherwise isn't to invite discussion of a >computer chess topic, it's more to invite discussion of Rebel. Ed is on a marketing trip, Ed is dubious, Ed makes noise.... That's not a good starting point if you want an answer. - Ed - >How many lines of code is this feature, Ed? Does it only come into play when >the program is down material? Does it get more correct on ECM? >>I deliberately do not pick a positional example (although I personally >>believe they are MUCH more important) because you can always argue >>about the moves as we all have our different taste. So a pure tactical >>example and this time there can be no confusion about the key-move. >>r2q1rk1/pbppn1p1/1p2p1Bp/7Q/3PN3/b1P5/P1PB1PPP/1R2R1K1 w - - bm Bxh6; >>This game fragment comes from the WCM Munich 1993, Hiarcs - Genius. >>Rebel10 (without anti-GM) finds Bxh6 on ply-7, score 1.19, time 0:27 >>Rebel10 (with anti-GM) finds Bxh6 on ply-5, score 1.23, time 0:01 >Cool example, but what is the purpose: >1) Let us discuss means of finding tactical shots. >2) Mine gets this faster now, but I won't talk about why. >If point 2, then why bring up the subject? >>Note that anti-GM is not about tactical tricks like extra extensions, >>just some specific positional knowledge. >So are you finding this stuff because the positional terms are >slightly different and jostle your search a little bit? Are you >finding them because the positional terms are *huge* and lead to >speculative play? >What is the subject of this thread? How do I contribute meaningfully? >bruce
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