Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 23:04:23 09/05/99
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On September 05, 1999 at 20:29:14, Marc Plum wrote:
>The games at the end of this message do not reflect any great credit on me. The
>earliest one is the only one in which I can take any pride. Obviously, in the
>others, I was simply taking advantage of Rebel's tendency to mishandle this
>particular opening variation. The games were played with the "strongest
>settings", except for reduced hashtables in some, which has been noted. My
>closest call was the last game, where I checkmated with three seconds left. The
>program version is Rebel 10.0c. My computer is only a P133; although Rebel is
>very strong on this hardware, it certainly can't "be all that it can be".
>
>What is bothering me is that Rebel doesn't seem to be drawing any useful
>conclusions from its mistakes. Book learning is turned on, yet the program
>still walks into the same horrible positions. That is why I keep on playing
>this line when the computer allows it; I want to see it learn from the
>experience.
>
>Am I simply expecting too much from book learning? Although this variation of
>the Center Counter game is not really all that dangerous for Black, I'm sure
>that if I had this many wins against Fritz, it would drop the whole opening.
>
>By the way, if you think that you note many mistakes in my play, you are quite
>right. These were blitz games, and I am only human;-).
Book learning in Rebel10 (human-comp) deliberately was set to a too
low-learn value. I have changed that for the upcoming Rebel Century
with a factor of 4 as I also came to the conclusion Rebel learned
to slow.
Ed Schroder
>[Event "5 3 game"]
>[Site "At Home"]
>[Date "1999.07.14"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "121"]
>[EventDate "1999.07.14"]
>
>1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8.
>O-O Qc7 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Re8 14. Qf3
>g6 15. Bh6+ Kg8 16. Rxe8+ Nxe8 17. Re1 Ng7 18. Qe2 b6 19. d4 Nf6 20. d5 Bh2+
>21. Kh1 Bd6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Ba4 Qc5 24. Nb5 Ne4 25. Be3 Qe5 26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27.
>Bh6 Qxe2 28. Rxe2 Ne6 29. Bb3 Ne4 30. Kh2 Nd4 31. Re3 Ne6 32. f3 N4c5 33. Bd5
>a5 34. c3 f4 35. Re2 a4 36. b4 axb3 37. axb3 g5 38. b4 f6 39. Rxe6 Kf7 40.
>Rxb6+ Kg6 41. bxc5 Kxh6 42. Rxf6+ Kg7 43. Rf7+ Kg6 44. c6 Rd8 45. c4 Re8 46. c7
>g4 47. hxg4 h6 48. Rd7 Rc8 49. Bb7 Rxc7 50. Rxc7 Kf6 51. Be4 Ke5 52. Rd7 Ke6
>53. Rd5 Ke7 54. c5 Kf7 55. c6 h5 56. gxh5 Kf6 57. c7 Kg7 58. c8=Q Kf7 59. Qc6
>Kg8 60. Rd7 Kh8 61. Qa8# 1-0
>
>[Event "5 0 game"]
>[Site "At Home"]
>[Date "1999.09.03"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "133"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
>
>{Hashtables set for 40 MB, otherwise used strongest settings.
>
>} 1. e4 d5 2.
>exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Qc7 9. a4
>Bd6 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Qf3 g6
>16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Re1 Ng7 19. Qe2 Nd7 20. Qe3 a5 21. d4 Nf8 22.
>d5 Nd7 23. Qd4 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Be5 25. Qc4 Bd6 26. dxc6 Ne5 27. Nd5 bxc6 28. Nxc7
>Nxc4 29. Ne8 Nh5 30. Bxc4 Bf8 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Nd6 Kg7 33. Nxf7 Rb8 34. b3 Nf4
>35. Ng5 h6 36. Ne6+ Nxe6 37. Rxe6 Rc8 38. Re7+ Kf6 39. Re6+ Kg7 40. f4 h5 41.
>Re7+ Kh6 42. Ra7 h4 43. Rxa5 c5 44. Rb5 Kg7 45. a5 Rc7 46. a6 Kh6 47. Rb7 Rc8
>48. a7 Re8 49. Rb8 Re1+ 50. Kh2 Ra1 51. a8=Q Rxa8 52. Rxa8 Kg7 53. Rc8 Kf6 54.
>Rxc5 Ke7 55. b4 Kd6 56. Rc8 Kd7 57. Be6+ Kxe6 58. b5 Kd7 59. Rc3 Ke6 60. b6 Kf6
>61. b7 Kg7 62. b8=Q Kf7 63. Rc6 Kg7 64. Qd8 Kh7 65. Qg5 Kg8 66. Rc7 Kh8 67.
>Qd8# 1-0
>
>[Event "5 0 game"]
>[Site "At Home"]
>[Date "1999.09.03"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "97"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
>
>{40 MB hashtables, otherwise used strongest settings.
>
>} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5
>Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Qc7 9. a4 Bd6
>10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Qf3 g6 16.
>Bh6+ Kg8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Re1 Ng7 19. Qe3 Qd8 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Bf6 Nd7 22. Bg5
>Nb6 23. a5 Nc8 24. Bh6 Qe7 25. Qd2 Ne6 26. d4 Bb4 27. d5 cxd5 28. Qxd5 Nd6 29.
>Rxe6 fxe6 30. Qxe6+ Nf7 31. Qc8+ Qf8 32. Bxf8 Bxf8 33. Qe6 Kg7 34. Qxf7+ Kh6
>35. g4 Bb4 36. f4 Bc5+ 37. Kg2 Bd4 38. g5+ Kh5 39. Bd5 Kh4 40. Nd1 b5 41. c3 h5
>42. cxd4 Rc8 43. Nc3 Rg8 44. Ne2 Rc8 45. Nc3 Rg8 46. Qxg8 b4 47. Ne2 a6 48. Ng1
>b3 49. Nf3# 1-0
>
>[Event "5 0 game"]
>[Site "At Home"]
>[Date "1999.09.03"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "79"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
>
>{40 MB hashtables, Windows 98.
>
>} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6
>5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Qc7 9. a4 Bd6 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5
>12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Qf3 g6 16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18.
>Re1 Ng7 19. Qe3 Qd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. d4 Ne6 22. d5 Ng7 23. Qd4 Nh5 24. Qe3 Ng7
>25. dxc6 bxc6 26. Rd1 Qe8 27. Qd4 Nh5 28. g4 c5 29. Qc4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Nf6 31.
>g5 Nd7 32. Nd5 Bf8 33. Qc3 Bxh6 34. gxh6 Qf8 35. Nf6+ Nxf6 36. Qxf6 Nd6 37.
>Rxd6 c4 38. Bxc4 a6 39. Rd8 Qxd8 40. Qxf7# 1-0
>
>[Event "5 0 game"]
>[Site "At Home"]
>[Date "1999.09.03"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "109"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
>
>{40 MB hashtables, Windows 98.
>
>} 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6
>5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Qc7 9. a4 Bd6 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5
>12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Bb3 Re8 15. Qf3 g6 16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18.
>Re1 Ng7 19. Qe3 Qd7 20. a5 Nc8 21. d4 Qe7 22. Qd2 Qd7 23. d5 Nh5 24. dxc6 bxc6
>25. Qe2 Ng7 26. Qc4 Bb8 27. Rd1 Nd6 28. Qd4 Nge8 29. Ne2 Qe7 30. Nf4 Nb7 31.
>Nd3 Nd8 32. Re1 Ne6 33. Nc5 Nxd4 34. Rxe7 Ne2+ 35. Rxe2 Ng7 36. Re7 Kf8 37.
>Rxf7+ Ke8 38. Bxg7 Bd6 39. Nd7 Kd8 40. Nf6 Re8 41. Rd7+ Kc8 42. Rxd6 Re7 43.
>Bf8 Re5 44. Rxc6+ Kb7 45. Re6 Rxe6 46. Bxe6 h5 47. b4 Kc7 48. c4 Kc6 49. b5+
>Kb7 50. c5 f4 51. c6+ Kb8 52. Bd6+ Ka8 53. a6 f3 54. Bd5 fxg2 55. c7# 1-0
>
>[Event "5 0 game"]
>[Site "Middletown, CT"]
>[Date "1999.09.05"]
>[Round "?"]
>[White "Plum, Marc"]
>[Black "REBEL 10.0"]
>[Result "1-0"]
>[ECO "B01"]
>[PlyCount "159"]
>[EventDate "1999.09.03"]
>
>1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d3 Bf5 6. Bd2 Nd7 7. Nge2 e6 8.
>O-O Qc7 9. a4 Bd6 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. h3 Nb6 14. Bb3
>Re8 15. Qf3 g6 16. Bh6+ Kg8 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Re1 Ng7 19. a5 Nd7 20. Qe3 a6
>21. Qd4 Be5 22. Qc4 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Nf6 24. Qd4 Qd6 25. Qe3 Ne6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27.
>g3 Bxg3 28. fxg3 Kf7 29. Bf4 Qe7 30. Be5 Rd8 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Kh2 g5 33. Qe5
>Qxe5 34. Rxe5 Kf6 35. Re2 h5 36. Kg2 Rd4 37. b3 e5 38. Re1 Rd8 39. Ra1 Ke7 40.
>Ra4 Ke6 41. Rb4 Rd7 42. Na4 Kd6 43. d4 e4 44. Nc5 Re7 45. Kf2 Kd5 46. Ke3 f4+
>47. gxf4 gxf4+ 48. Ke2 h4 49. Rxb7 Rxb7 50. Nxb7 Kxd4 51. Nd8 f3+ 52. Kf2 Kd5
>53. Nf7 Ke6 54. Ng5+ Kf5 55. Nxf3 exf3 56. Kxf3 Ke5 57. Kg4 Kf6 58. Kxh4 c5 59.
>Kg4 Ke5 60. h4 Ke6 61. Kg5 Ke7 62. Kg6 Kf8 63. Kf6 Kg8 64. Ke6 Kg7 65. Kd6 Kf6
>66. Kxc5 Kf5 67. b4 Kg4 68. b5 axb5 69. a6 Kxh4 70. a7 Kg3 71. a8=Q Kf4 72. Qe8
>b4 73. Kd5 Kg4 74. Qf8 Kg5 75. Ke5 Kg4 76. Qf4+ Kh3 77. Qg5 Kh2 78. Kf4 Kh1 79.
>Kf3 Kh2 80. Qg2# 1-0
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