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Subject: Re: Testing Rebel 12... Thanks...

Author: Art Basham

Date: 13:11:58 05/28/03

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Thanks so much Ed...
I will give that a try...:-)
Keep up the good work!
Art

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On May 28, 2003 at 12:41:58, Ed Schröder wrote:

>On May 28, 2003 at 10:37:24, Art Basham wrote:
>
>>I was wondering if anyone else has tested Rebel 12 lately...
>>
>>In this position...White plays BxP ch.
>>
>>[D]4rrk1/2q2ppp/p1b1p3/1p1pP1B1/2n5/P1PB4/1P2QPPP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 1
>>
>>On my computor...
>>
>>Rebel 3 finds it at only 6 ply in 1:48 min.
>>
>>Rebel 10..... finds it at only 6 ply in just  29 sec.
>>
>>but Rebel 12 takes longer...
>>it finds it in  5:17 minutes at 11 ply...!
>>
>>I am just wondering why Rebel 12 would take longer than the other
>>versions...
>>
>>On other test positions, Rebel 12 is the fastest, but on this one, it is not...
>
>Art,
>
>It's because Rebel Decade 3 and Rebel 10 by default start a special "tactical
>search" when it is fed with a position, I took that out later. You can more or
>less simulate the "tactical search" within Rebel 12 (DOS) via the OPTION menu.
>
>OPTIONS -> Tactical Engine
>
>And it will find Bxh7+ within seconds, 6 seconds to be precise on an A1200.
>
>Ed
>
>==================
>
>00:00:04 10.00  0.62  1.Qh5 g6 2.Qh6 f5 3.exf6 Nxb2 4.Bxg6
>                      hxg6 5.Qxg6 Kh8 6.Bh6 Rf7 7.Bg7  (4)
>
>00:00:06 10.08  0.62  1.Bxh7+
>00:00:07 10.08  0.62  1.Bxh7+
>00:00:08 10.08  4.22  1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Bf6 gxf6 4.Qg4
>                      Kh7 5.exf6 Kh6 6.f4 Qxf4 7.Qxf4 Kh7  (7)
>
>00:00:09 11.00  4.22  1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Bf6 gxf6 4.Qg4
>                      Kh7 5.exf6 Kh6 6.f4 Qxf4 7.Qxf4 Kh7  (8)
>
>00:00:19 12.00  5.48  1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Bf6 Nxe5 4.Rxe5
>                      Qxe5 5.Bxe5 f6 6.Bd6  (14)
>
>00:00:24 13.00  5.44  1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 2.Qh5 Kg8 3.Bf6 Nxe5 4.Rxe5
>                      Qxe5 5.Bxe5 f6 6.Bd6  (21)



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