Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 20:33:18 08/03/98
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>I mean this: >" >Because many people (besides playing games and analysis) also >use a chess program for solving difficult chess positions Rebel10's >chess engine has been improved on several points resulting in >incredible improved solution times. >Rebel10 when analysing a position (automatically) will activate >a special search algorithm that is fully tactical based and will >find key moves up to 500-1000% faster. The average performance of >finding key moves faster is estimated at 250-300%. " I see what you mean. The above quote has nothing to do with playing normal games. Also there is no reference to playing strength as you indicated. I refer to what Fernando posted and also to one of the latest CCC opinion polls. Through the years people started to use chess program in another way. In the early days people (mostly) played games against chess programs. These days 99% of people lose all the time so the fun goes away. So people looked for other ways to use chess programs. Based on all the input I have received through the years (emails / letters) I would say we have the following situation (for the use of the engine only)... - Play normal games (strongest settings) 10% - Play handicapped games 20% - Use chess program for analysis 60% - Use chess programs for COMP-COMP games 10% All estimated of course, just my personal opinion. In this respect it makes a lot of sense to improve the "analysis" part of Rebel. The above new feature of the engine is just an extra. People want faster solution times for tactical positions so they get what they want. Also a new fashion is automatic EPD analysis as EPD is becoming more and more popular. So to make (keep) your program attractive you write new EPD features. And so on. - Ed - >Jouni
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