Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 06:15:30 08/04/98
Hi Ed: Knowing that some people is asking you to shoot on your feet, then I dare to ask something for Rebel 11 around 2 years in advance. Besides, after seeing the post written by the presumed mummy of Sean Evans, everything is possible. Well, the core of my wish list is not strength but coach functions. I am already beaten 95% of the times by rebel 9 and the rest of Top programs and looking at an old poll, it seems I am not the only one here. So, strength is not anymore the issue. I don’t say you should weaken your engine or not to devote some time to improvement, OK, but I would like to see a greater effort in the coach functions in order, some day, to improve that 95% loses to, let us say, only 90%. What I want, specifically? a) a coach function like that of Fritz, BUT not delivered in the setting of a weakened level. Coach should be present in any level, at will. b) after the end of the game, if on, the coach should appear and show which moves were the cause of defeat, explain why and show which were the good moves, step by step c) after that, the coach should push the student to examine a lot of exercises similar to the position pattern where the mistake was committed. Of course this assumes Rebel 11 has a huge database with a thoroughly detailed number of key positions d) rebel 11 should keep in store the mistakes committed and the results of exercises so if in another game if a similar positions arises, the coach should warn that the player must be careful as much in a similar position he ruined a game, remember your exercisses, etc. In other words, Ed, I see a coach function operating together with normal game, not as something different. Besides, it is more rewarding and motivating to do some study of positions when you still are in the mood of playing chess. There are very good programs for learning chess, but they are somewhat boring and ask from the student an special moment to go through. That is somewhat demanding for an old fart like me, above 40 years old and in fact in the verge of 50. Give it a thought. Learning functions are the future. I don’t see other reason to purchase now a new program. Sure many guys feel like me. Regards fernando
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