Author: Vicente Fernández
Date: 08:09:23 12/25/99
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On December 25, 1999 at 06:48:15, Ed Schröder wrote: >>Posted by John Warfield on December 24, 1999 at 22:46:20: > >>>Once more, I agree with you. Personally, I would count this games to make an elo >>>calculation, but since Rebel company is not oficially involved in this match, it >>>would be irresponsible to even suggest the games should be taken into account. >>>Rebel didn't endorsed this match and there's nothing we can do. In insist: >>>personally, I would take this games very seriously, since nothing but love for >>>chess and computer chess is involved. >> >> >>Actually I was hoping to get a response from schroeder on this very important >>question, looks like i am going to be disappointed. Perhaps this would be a good >>poll question. Personally I think leaving the games out would be ignoring >>critical evidence in evaluating the playing strength of rebel Since rebel is >>playing against a Fide rated opponent under standard tournament time controls, >>and the match is a public event. > >I think it's not up to me to count or not. I have my own little abacus which >goes a bit further than a won/draw/loss result only. Personally I see no >reason why these games should not be count for a TPR. I am really looking >forward to this match and hope to watch a few games live on ICC. > >Vincente if you are reading this: the best settings are: >- default settings + "anti-GM=SMART" >- run Rebel with the "a" and "b" parameter. Example REBEL.EXE A B W8 > >W8 : hash table size = 60 Mb >A : Rebel will focus on the opponent clock >B : Aggressive book-learning (definitely needed in a match) > >In case you need help with the book you can contact me by email >(info@rebel.nl) or Jeroen (jnoomen@uni-one.nl). > >I hope to see great games! > >Ed Thanks for your advice, Ed. Of couse I will follow your suggestions regarding the start parameters. Merry Christmas to you all.
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