Author: Jerry Kruskie
Date: 13:36:57 08/04/98
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On August 04, 1998 at 13:30:25, Shaun Graham wrote: >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 >>written by the presumed mummy of Sean Evans, > >I don't know what that means, but uif you are refferring to me, then you are >sadly sadly mistaken > >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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