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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