Author: robert flesher
Date: 14:06:35 03/29/04
Now that i can use Rebel again(Damn im happy Ed made a windows version) i have been testing it against various other engines. This newer version of Rebel is a tactical beast, with a keen eye for the attack, and a great positional understanding. IHMO Rebel can hold it's own with any engine in the middle game, and often get a winning advantage, only to see it slip away in a slow endgame. After perhaps 100 games this seemed to be the trend verses alot of engines, Shredder 7.04, Fritz8, Deep Sjeng. It seems to me that Rebel wasn't getting the attacking positions it so loved and performed so brilliantly in. So i tried a few on the other settings Rebel1, Rebel2, Rebel3, Rebel4. These produced mix results and perhaps IMHO did not seem to be as solid as the default setting. Lastly i tried just setting the default setting once again with the STYLE set to AGRESSIVE!!. Now it seems that Rebel had the edge it needed and it also seemed to play the endgames better?!. This is my new default setting and i will play a 1000 match to try to confirm my thoughts . Here is a few games i really liked. [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Black "Shredder 7.04"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. Be3 Be7 9. h4 O-O 10. Qd2 a6 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. f4 Bb7 14. Bg2 Nb6 15. b3 Rc8 16. h5 e5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Ne2 d5 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. exd5 exf4 21. Qxf4 Bd6 22. Qd2 Rfe8 23. Nd4 Qc5 24. g6 Be5 25. Be4 fxg6 26. hxg6 h6 27. Rhe1 Bxd5 28. Kb1 Bf6 29. Bf5 Rcd8 30. c3 Kh8 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. Qd3 Rd8 33. Qe3 b4 34. cxb4 Qxb4 35. Nc2 Qb8 36. Re1 Bc6 37. Qc5 Bb5 38. Qe3 Bc4 39. Na3 Bg5 40. Qh3 Qb4 41. Nc2 Qd2 42. Qg3 Bf6 43. Qe3 Qa5 44. Bd7 Qc7 45. Bg4 Qd6 46. Be2 Bg8 47. Rf1 Bd5 48. Bg4 Qc6 49. Bf5 a5 50. Nd4 Qa6 51. Qe2 Qb6 52. Nb5 a4 53. Bd3 axb3 54. a4 Qc6 55. Re1 Qa8 56. Rf1 Qxa4 0-1 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Shredder 7.04"] [Black "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd3 Qb6 7. O-O-O Be6 8. e3 a6 9. a3 g6 10. Ng5 Bg7 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Na4 Qa7 13. f3 O-O 14. Nc3 Rac8 15. Kb1 Nd7 16. h4 Nce5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Qd4 Qb8 19. h5 Qd6 20. Qa4 b5 21. Qb3 gxh5 22. Rxh5 Nc4 23. Bd3 h6 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Qb4 Qc7 26. a4 Rb8 27. Qa3 Qa5 28. Kc1 Rb4 29. Kd2 Rfb8 30. Rb1 Qc7 31. Rh3 Qd6 32. g4 d4 33. Ne4 Qd7 34. Ke1 d3 35. cxd3 Bxb2 36. Qa2 Qxd3 37. Rd1 Qxe3+ 38. Kf1 Kf8 39. Re1 Qd3+ 40. Re2 Be5 41. Nf2 Qc3 42. f4 Qc1+ 43. Re1 Qxf4 44. Qe2 Rb2 45. Qf3 Rb1 46. Qxf4+ Bxf4 47. Rf3 e5 48. Ne4 R8b3 49. Rf2 Rxe1+ 50. Kxe1 Ra3 51. Rc2 Rxa4 52. Ke2 a5 53. Nc5 Rb4 54. Na6 Rb3 55. Rxc4 Kf7 56. Nc5 Rb4 57. Rc2 e4 58. Ra2 Bg5 59. Kf2 e3+ 60. Kf3 Rf4+ 61. Kg3 Rd4 62. Kf3 Rd2 63. Ra1 Rf2+ 64. Ke4 e2 65. Nd3 Rf1 66. Rxa5 e6 67. Rc5 Kf6 68. Kd4 Rd1 69. Re5 Rxd3+ 0-1 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Black "Shredder 7.04"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "190"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. Nf5 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 Kf8 15. Qd4 h6 16. g3 exf5 17. Bf4 Qc6+ 18. Kxh2 Be6 19. Bd6+ Kg8 20. Rxe6 fxe6 21. Bxe6+ Kh7 22. Bxf5+ Kg8 23. Qe5 Rh7 24. Kg1 Re8 25. Be7 Nd7 26. Bxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Re1 g6 29. Qd3 Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kf7 31. Bb4 Rxe1+ 32. Bxe1 Ke6 33. Bc3 Qd5 34. Qg4+ Kf7 35. Qf4+ Ke6 36. Qxh6 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qxc2 38. Qe3+ Kd5 39. Qd4+ Kc6 40. Bb4 b6 41. Qd6+ Kb5 42. Be1 Qf5 43. a4+ Kc4 44. Kg1 Qe4 45. Bc3 Qb1+ 46. Kh2 Qf5 47. Qd4+ Kb3 48. g4 Qe6 49. a5 bxa5 50. Kh3 Qc6 51. Qd1+ Kc4 52. Kg3 Nc5 53. Qe2+ Kb3 54. f3 Qd6+ 55. Kg2 a4 56. Qe1 Ka2 57. Qf2 Nd3 58. Qc2 a3 59. bxa3+ Kxa3 60. Bd2 Qd4 61. Kh3 Qh8+ 62. Kg3 Qd4 63. Kh4 Qf6+ 64. Bg5 Qh8+ 65. Kg3 Qe5+ 66. Kh3 Qd6 67. Bh6 a5 68. Qc3+ Ka4 69. Bd2 Nb4 70. f4 Qe6 71. Qa1+ Kb5 72. Qf1+ Kc5 73. f5 gxf5 74. Qxf5+ Qxf5 75. gxf5 Kd6 76. Kg4 Nc6 77. Bh6 a4 78. Bf8+ Kd7 79. Ba3 Ke8 80. Kg5 Kf7 81. Bb2 Nb4 82. Ba3 Nd5 83. Bc5 Nc3 84. Kf4 Nb5 85. Ke5 a3 86. Bxa3 Nxa3 87. Kf4 Nc4 88. Kg5 Ke7 89. Kg6 Ne5+ 90. Kg7 Ke8 91. f6 Nf7 92. Kh7 Ng5+ 93. Kg8 Ne6 94. f7+ Ke7 95. f8=Q+ Nxf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Shredder 7.04"] [Black "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "388"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Bf4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. f3 d5 12. Qe1 Bb4 13. a3 Ba5 14. Bd2 d4 15. Ne2 Bc7 16. Qh4 Nh7 17. Qf2 e5 18. Ng3 Qh4 19. Bc4 O-O 20. Rhf1 Rfe8 21. Nf5 Qxf2 22. Rxf2 Bd7 23. Bb4 Bxf5 24. exf5 Nf6 25. Bd3 Nd5 26. Bd2 Ne3 27. Bxe3 dxe3 28. Re2 Bb6 29. Be4 Re7 30. Rd3 Ba7 31. Kd1 Rc7 32. Re1 Kf8 33. c3 Ke7 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. Rd1+ Ke7 37. a4 h5 38. h4 f6 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4 a5 41. Rd5 Bc5 42. g5 b6 43. Bd3 Rc8 44. Bb5 Bd6 45. gxf6+ gxf6 46. Rd1 Rh8 47. Rh1 Bc5 48. h5 Kf7 49. Kf3 Rd8 50. Be2 Kg7 51. Rg1+ Kh7 52. Rg4 Rd2 53. b4 axb4 54. cxb4 Bd4 55. a5 Rb2 56. a6 Rxb4 57. Rg2 Ra4 58. Rg1 Ra5 59. Rb1 Ra2 60. Bc4 Ra3 61. Be2 Kh6 62. Ke4 Ra2 63. Bc4 Ra5 64. Be2 b5 65. Bxb5 Kxh5 66. Be2+ Kh4 67. Kf3 Ra4 68. Bb5 Ra2 69. Rh1+ Kg5 70. Rg1+ Kh6 71. Be2 Rd2 72. Rg6+ Kh7 73. Rg4 Rc2 74. Rg6 Rb2 75. Rg4 Rb8 76. Rg2 Rb4 77. Rg4 Ra4 78. Rg6 Kh8 79. Ke4 Ra2 80. Rg2 Rd2 81. Kd5 Rc2 82. Ke6 e4 83. Kd5 Rd2 84. Kxe4 Bc5 85. Kf3 Rd5 86. Kf4 Rd2 87. Ke4 Kh7 88. Kf3 Rd5 89. Kf4 Rd2 90. Rh2+ Kg7 91. Kf3 Rd5 92. Rg2+ Kh7 93. Rh2+ Kg7 94. Rh5 Bb6 95. Kg2 Re5 96. Kg3 Ba7 97. Kf4 Rd5 98. Kg4 Rd2 99. Kf3 Ra2 100. Rh1 Ra5 101. Bd3 Ra2 102. Rg1+ Kh7 103. Rc1 Rf2+ 104. Ke4 Kh6 105. Rc7 e2 106. Rc1 Kg5 107. Rg1+ Kh6 108. Re1 Kg5 109. Bxe2 Rxf5 110. Ra1 Re5+ 111. Kd3 f5 112. Kd2 Rd5+ 113. Kc3 f4 114. Rh1 Re5 115. Kd2 Rd5+ 116. Kc2 Re5 117. Kd2 Rd5+ 118. Kc2 Re5 119. Rh5+ Kf6 120. Rh6+ Kg7 121. Rh2 Re6 122. Bd3 Rh6 123. Rg2+ Kh8 124. Bc4 Rc6 125. Kd3 f3 126. Rg4 f2 127. Ke2 Rf6 128. Kf1 Rd6 129. Kg2 Rd4 130. Be2 Rxg4+ 131. Bxg4 Kg7 132. Bh3 Kf6 133. Kf3 Ke5 134. Ke2 Kf4 135. Bg2 Kg3 136. Be4 Bd4 137. Bd5 Kh2 138. Kf1 Bc5 139. Be6 Ba7 140. Bc8 Kg3 141. Bb7 Bd4 142. Be4 Bc5 143. Bh1 Bb6 144. a7 Bxa7 145. Bb7 Kf4 146. Bg2 Ke3 147. Bc6 Bb8 148. Bb7 Bg3 149. Ba6 Kf3 150. Be2+ Ke4 151. Bc4 Kd4 152. Be2 Bh4 153. Bg4 Ke4 154. Bd1 Ke5 155. Bc2 Bg3 156. Ba4 Kd4 157. Bb3 Bh4 158. Be6 Ke4 159. Bf7 Ke5 160. Be8 Kd5 161. Bb5 Kc5 162. Ba4 Bg3 163. Bc2 Kd5 164. Bd3 Ke5 165. Bb5 Kf4 166. Bc6 Ke3 167. Ba4 Bh2 168. Be8 Bg1 169. Bd7 Kd4 170. Bb5 Kc5 171. Be8 Kd5 172. Bh5 Kd4 173. Bf3 Ke3 174. Bd5 Kf4 175. Bb7 Ke5 176. Bc8 Ke4 177. Be6 Kd4 178. Bh3 Kd3 179. Bf5+ Kc4 180. Bg6 Kd4 181. Bh5 Ke3 182. Bf7 Kf4 183. Bd5 Ke5 184. Bg8 Kd6 185. Bb3 Ke7 186. Ba2 Kf6 187. Bb1 Ke5 188. Bc2 Kd5 189. Bg6 Ke6 190. Bc2 Ke5 191. Bd3 Kd6 192. Bb1 Kc5 193. Bd3 Kb4 194. Ba6 Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Shredder 7.04"] [Black "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Nbd7 10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qc2 a5 13. Rd1 Qb6 14. Rb1 c5 15. d5 Ne5 16. Bb5 Rfd8 17. dxe6 Qxe6 18. e4 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1 c4 20. Be3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nd3 22. Qd2 Nd7 23. Qa2 Rc8 24. Bxd7 Qxd7 25. Rb5 Nc1 26. Qc2 Nb3 27. Qe2 f6 28. Bb6 Nc1 29. Qc2 Nb3 30. Kf2 Kh7 31. Be3 Re8 32. Qe2 Qc8 33. Qd1 Re7 34. h3 Qb8 35. Bb6 Re5 36. Rd5 Qe8 37. Rd7 Re7 38. Rxe7 Qxe7 39. Qd5 Qa3 40. Qxc4 Qb2+ 41. Kg3 Nd2 42. Qd3 Nxe4+ 43. Qxe4 Qxb6 44. Qh4+ Kg8 45. Qd4 Qc7+ 46. Kf2 g5 47. c4 b6 48. Qd5+ Kf8 49. g3 g6 50. Qe6 Kg7 51. Kg2 f5 52. h4 gxh4 53. gxh4 Qd8 54. Kg3 Kh6 55. Qe3+ Kh7 56. Qe6 Kg7 57. Qd5 Qc7+ 58. f4 Qe7 59. Qd4+ Qf6 60. Qxf6+ Kxf6 61. Kf3 Ke7 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Kd3 Kd7 64. Kd4 Kd6 65. Kd3 Kc5 66. Kc3 Kc6 67. Kd4 Kd6 68. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Black "Shredder 7.04"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "243"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. Qe2 Ngf6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. f4 Nb6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. g4 Rd4 20. c3 Rd7 21. c4 Na4 22. Be3 Rhd8 23. b3 Nb6 24. Bc5 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Rd4 26. Ne4 Nc8 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Re1 Qa5 29. Rc1 Qb6 30. Ka1 Qd8 31. Re1 f6 32. exf6 gxf6 33. g5 fxg5 34. fxg5 hxg5 35. h6 Ka8 36. h7 Qh8 37. Qb2 g4 38. Ng5 e5 39. Qe2 e4 40. Qb2 c5 41. Ne6 g3 42. Nxd4 cxd4 43. Rh1 a5 44. Qg2 d3+ 45. Kb1 a4 46. bxa4 e3 47. Qb2 g2 48. Qxg2 e2 49. Qe4 Nb6 50. Qxd3 Nxc4 51. Qxc4 Qxh7+ 52. Rxh7 e1=Q+ 53. Kc2 Qf2+ 54. Kb3 Qb6+ 55. Kc3 Qe3+ 56. Qd3 Qc5+ 57. Kb3 Qb6+ 58. Kc2 Qf2+ 59. Kd1 Qg1+ 60. Ke2 Qg2+ 61. Ke3 Qg3+ 62. Kd4 Qd6+ 63. Kc4 Qc6+ 64. Kb4 Qb6+ 65. Qb5 Qd4+ 66. Qc4 Qb6+ 67. Ka3 Qe3+ 68. Kb2 Qf2+ 69. Qc2 Qb6+ 70. Kc1 Qg1+ 71. Qd1 Qc5+ 72. Kb2 Qf2+ 73. Kb3 Qb6+ 74. Kc4 Qc6+ 75. Kd3 Qd5+ 76. Kc2 Qc5+ 77. Kb1 Qb6+ 78. Qb3 Qg6+ 79. Kb2 Qxh7 80. Kc3 Qc7+ 81. Kd3 Qd6+ 82. Ke4 Qg6+ 83. Ke5 Qg7+ 84. Kd5 Qd7+ 85. Kc5 Qc7+ 86. Kd4 Qd6+ 87. Ke3 Qe5+ 88. Kf3 Qf5+ 89. Kg3 Qf6 90. Kg4 Qf2 91. a3 Qf6 92. Qb4 Ka7 93. Kg3 Qf5 94. Kg2 Kb8 95. a5 Ka8 96. Kg3 Qf1 97. Kg4 Qf2 98. Kg5 Ka7 99. a4 Ka6 100. Qb5+ Ka7 101. Kg6 Qf3 102. Qb6+ Kb8 103. Qd8+ Ka7 104. Qd4+ Kb8 105. Kg5 Qg2+ 106. Kf6 Qc6+ 107. Kf5 Qc2+ 108. Ke5 Qc7+ 109. Qd6 Qxd6+ 110. Kxd6 Ka7 111. Kc5 Ka6 112. Kb4 b6 113. axb6 Kxb6 114. a5+ Ka6 115. Ka4 Kb7 116. Kb5 Ka7 117. a6 Kb8 118. Kb4 Ka8 119. Ka4 Ka7 120. Ka5 Kb8 121. Kb6 Ka8 122. a7 1/2-1/2 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Shredder 7.04"] [Black "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Qc2 e4 13. Ng5 Bf5 14. f3 Bg6 15. Qf2 exf3 16. Qxf3 Na5 17. Ba2 Rae8 18. Qe2 h6 19. Nh3 Bh5 20. Qe1 Qb6 21. Bc1 Bg6 22. Qd1 Ne4 23. Qe1 Qa6 24. Nf4 Bf5 25. Nd5 Qg6 26. Qe2 Bg4 27. Qb5 b6 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxb6 axb6 30. Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qxb6 Nab3 33. Rb1 Rb8 34. Qd6 Kg8 35. Bb2 Rbd8 36. Qg3 Nd2 37. Qxg4 Nxb1 38. c4 Rf7 39. h3 Nd2 40. Bc3 Nde4 41. Bd4 Nf2 42. Qg6 Nce4 43. Qb6 Rdd7 44. Qb8+ Kh7 45. Qb1 Rb7 46. Qc2 Rf8 47. h4 Rfb8 48. g3 Rb3 49. Qe2 Rf8 50. Kh2 Rd3 51. Qc2 Rd2 0-1 [Event "*"] [Site "*"] [Date "2004.03.29"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Rebel 12.00.01 - Rebel"] [Black "Shredder 7.04"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "148"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Nf6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qb3 b6 16. Ba6 Qe5 17. Rc2 Rfb8 18. Rfc1 Ne4 19. Qa3 Nc5 20. b4 Ne4 21. f3 Nd6 22. Rc7 Rd8 23. f4 Qe4 24. Be2 Qe8 25. Bf3 Nb5 26. Nxb5 Bxb5 27. Qc3 a5 28. Qd4 Bc4 29. b5 Bxa2 30. R1c6 Bb3 31. Bh5 Rd7 32. Qxb6 Rxc7 33. Rxc7 d4 34. Qxd4 Qxb5 35. Bf3 Rb8 36. Kf2 h6 37. Be4 Qe8 38. Bd3 a4 39. Ra7 Ra8 40. Qe5 Be6 41. Bh7+ Kh8 42. Rxa8 Qxa8 43. Be4 Qd8 44. Qc3 Qe7 45. Qa5 Qe8 46. Qb4 Kg8 47. h3 Qd7 48. Qc3 Qb5 49. Bc2 Bd7 50. Be4 h5 51. Kg3 Qb6 52. Kh2 h4 53. Qd3 Be6 54. Bh7+ Kh8 55. Be4 g6 56. Qc3+ Kh7 57. Bc2 Bb3 58. Be4 a3 59. Bb1 Bd5 60. Qe1 Kg8 61. e4 Bc4 62. f5 Qb8+ 63. Kh1 Qb2 64. Qd1 Be2 65. Qd8+ Kg7 66. f6+ Kh6 67. Qf8+ Kg5 68. Qc5+ Kxf6 69. Qf2+ Ke6 70. Qe1 f6 71. Kh2 g5 72. Qf2 Qb8+ 73. e5 Qxe5+ 74. Kh1 Qb2 0-1
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