Author: Chris Carson
Date: 12:54:28 05/17/99
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On May 17, 1999 at 13:45:32, Ed Schröder wrote: > [-] REBEL 10.5 vs GM Rohde [-] > > The CHESS 2010 POLL clearly shows that people consider > Man versus Machine games to be more important than Computer > versus Computer. > > Due to the absence of strong Man versus Machine > competitions Rebel company wants to introduce a new > initiative called The Monthly GM Challenge. > > The goal is that REBEL plays one LIVE tournament > game against a grandmaster once a month. Live > coverage including Rebel analysis via the Rebel Home > Page. > > Prizes: * $500 if the grandmaster wins against REBEL. > * $250 for a draw. > * No prize money in case of a loss against REBEL. > > We challenge every chess player with an official > FIDE grandmaster title to take the bite and play our > program. You can contact us by email at Mail to > REBEL. Acceptance of entries is done in the order we > receive them. > > The first game is scheduled on Saturday May 22, 1999 > against GM Michael Rohde well known from the Man versus > Machine Harvard Cup events. > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Biographical information Michael Rohde > > Known for his aggressive attacking style, Michael Rohde > became a Grandmaster in 1988, and writes the column "Game > of the Month" for Chess Life. Michael won the brilliancy > prize in 3 consecutive U.S. Championships, from 1986 > through 1988. In 1991, he took first place in the strongest > ever U.S. Open. > > A former National Junior High, National High School and U.S. > Junior Champion, Rohde has tied for first in the World Open, > and captured the New York State Championship, the Marshall > Chess Club and Manhattan Chess Club Championships, and numerous > other titles. > > Currently among the top 20 players in the U.S., Michael has > been ranked withing the top 5 in the country and top 60 in the > world. Michael is the author of two books on chess openings - > "The Great Evans Gambit Debate"(Thinkers' Press 1997) and "Play > the Sveshnikov!" (HaysPublishing 1998). > > Michael works with GM-elect Maurice Ashley on the popular > chess educational website ChessWise and has been active in > numerous other internet chess activities, including > commentating on the 1997 and 1998 U.S. Championships for the > US Chess Federation website, and conducting his own site. > > Michael participated each year in the "Harvard Cup" series of > GM vs. computer events, several times finishing first among the > GMs. Mr. Rohde also is an attorney specializing in the field > of federal tax controversy, and lives with his family in New > York City. > > * Download 378 games of GM Rohde. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Hardware & Software REBEL > > * Program: Rebel Paderborn edition (workname Rebel 10.5). > * Opening book: as used in the World Championship in Paderborn. > * EOC database setting: Use is STRONG. > * PC: Pentium-II 450 Mhz, 128Mb. > * Other settings will be revealed during the game. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Conditions > > * The game is scheduled on Saturday May 22 10:00 New York / > 16:00 Amsterdam time. > > * The time control is 40 moves in 2 hours and then one hour > for the rest of the game so a game can not take longer than > 6 hours. > > * Move transmission via the Internet Chess Club. > > * It should be guaranteed that both players can not lose on > time due to problems (time loss) with the move transmission > over the net. These games are meant to give some light on the > current state of art of the on-going Man versus Machine > event and should reflect a normal face-to-face event. For > that purpose an arbiter is appointed and his decisions will > be final. > > * The arbiter is Enrique Irazoqui former chief editor of the > "Computer Chess Reports" magazine. For the first game > (against GM Rohde) the arbiter will toss for the color Rebel > will play. For all next games Rebel will play the opposite > color each time. > > * To ensure fair play the arbiter is send the Rebel version before > the game is started and the arbiter will check all moves > played by Rebel. Another (second) arbiter is installed at > the place of the grandmaster, the normal rules apply. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > LIVE support > > LIVE support of the game at http://www.rebel.nl/LOG.HTM > > You DO NOT have to press the REFRESH button of your browser > to get an update as the page is automatically refreshed after > 60 seconds. > > Programmer Ed Schröder will be available on REBEL-BOARD for > comments during the game. > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > >Kind regards, > >Ed Schroder > >http://www.rebel.nl Great job Ed. I wish you and Rebel the best, hope you win! I will continue to recommend Rebel and your website to my friends. Best Regards, Chris Carson
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