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Subject: Re: Somewhat Premature, but... My Wishing List for Rebel 11

Author: Jerry Kruskie

Date: 13:38:52 08/04/98

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On August 04, 1998 at 16:36:57, Jerry Kruskie wrote:

>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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