Author: Howard Exner
Date: 09:27:18 01/28/00
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On January 28, 2000 at 10:54:08, blass uri wrote: >Rebel came late to the game because of the people who are responsible for the >hardware. > >I also had to install Rebel again because there was a problem with the hardware >and the result was that Rebel started the game with disadvantage of almost 40 >minutes. > > >I understood from the question of golud in the begining of the game >that he was not prepared to play Rebel. > >He asked if he plays against Rebel10 and >I told him that he plays against a newer version of Rebel. > >I expected to play against someone who bought the opponent. > >Rebel Century got a clear advantage from the opening and could win a pawn but it >prefered to get a positional advantage by 16.Re2(I do not think that the >decision was right). > >The GM offered a draw at move 30 and I declined the offer. >Vitali Golud claimed after the game that Rebel did not see simple tactics. Did he explain to you after the game why he thought he lost? >I replied that it prefered a positional advantage. >people told us to be quiet and then the GM complained that they did not say it >when he played. > >I agree that there was a noise during the game but Rebel was not responsible to >it. > >Rebel won opposite colour bishops endgame(similiar to previous game) In both these consecutive wins Rebel avoided the exchange of rooks. Older programs seemed not to understand this idea and often readily exchanged rooks, not realizing the drawing potential of an opposite colored bishop ending. Programs still have trouble in certain endgames but it was definitely not in evidence from these two Century games. How many games will Rebel play in this tournament?
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