Author: Robert Pawlak
Date: 09:52:01 08/04/98
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On August 04, 1998 at 09:15:30, Fernando Villegas wrote: >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 Actually, now is probably not a bad time to discuss this. >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 agree with this. >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 How about a feature that also gives you an indication of plans for the pawn structure and opening that you have played? At the risk of being slightly off-topic, I feel that Rebel also needs to support variations in the game score. That feature alone has kept me from purchasing it... Bob P
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