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Subject: Re: Rebel mystery solved

Author: Mihaly Szalai

Date: 10:30:46 11/13/03

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On November 13, 2003 at 12:44:54, David Dahlem wrote:

>On November 12, 2003 at 18:12:06, Mihaly Szalai wrote:
>
>>On November 12, 2003 at 17:19:21, Johan Havegheer wrote:
>>
>>>On November 12, 2003 at 13:05:43, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 12:56:17, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 11:31:03, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 11:26:51, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 10:54:09, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Does this update only update the Rebel 12 engine for use within the Chess
>>>>>>>>Partner interface, or does it also update the Rebel12_CB.exe engine for use
>>>>>>>>outside the Chess Partner interface? At first glance, i don't see any difference
>>>>>>>>in file sizes or dates between the new Rebel12_CB.exe and the old
>>>>>>>>Rebel12_CB.exe.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Regards
>>>>>>>>Dave
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>David, you can use the normal rebel12.exe provided you use the original
>>>>>>>wb2uci.exe as protocol. If you are having troubles consider the utility that
>>>>>>>installs Rebel 12 under CB.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>http://members.home.nl/matador/rebel12.htm#INSTALL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>My best,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks Ed
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But I don't have Fritz 8. I have Rebel12_CB.exe installed in Arena as a winboard
>>>>>>engine. Can i use the new Rebel 12.exe as a winboard engine in Arena?
>>>>>
>>>>>Yes, you can.
>>>>>
>>>>>My best,
>>>>>
>>>>>Ed
>>>>
>>>>No, i can't. :-) I just tried it, and Rebel 12 always crashes on the second
>>>>move. I remember now that this also happened with the previous Rebel12.exe when
>>>>used as a winboard engine outside the Chess Partner interface.
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>Dave
>>>
>>>Hello to Dave and Ed,
>>>
>>>I have the same problems here. Crashes on 2nd move. Tried almost everything.
>>>Even with WB2UCI.EXE and a corrected WB2UCI.ENG
>>>
>>>I'm not very happy, sorry Ed.
>>>
>>>Best Regards
>>>Johan
>>
>>Copy and rename from the Rebel DOS the following files to the
>>rebel12 folder:
>>
>>rebel.bal - black.*
>>rebel.bbe - black.*
>>rebel.bbi - black.*
>>rebel.bbp - black.*
>>rebel.bbr - black.*
>>rebel.bbx - black.*
>>rebel.eoc - white.*
>>rebel.bal - white.wal
>>rebel.wbe - white.*
>>rebel.wbi - white.*
>>rebel.wbp - white.*
>>rebel.wbr - white.*
>>rebel.wbx - white.*
>>
>>* means the same.
>>
>>It's as simple as that :-)
>>
>>Best wishes
>>Mihaly
>
>Thanks for this tip, it does work, Rebel12.exe no longer crashes, but i'm
>wondering if putting these files in the Rebel12 folder will have any effect on
>the playing of Rebel 12. What exactly are these files, and will they have any
>effect on the playing style or strength of Rebel 12?
>
>Regards
>Dave

Hello Dave,

I don't think that these files have any effect on the strength of Rebel.
The author is the competent person to answer your question.

Best wishes
Mihaly



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