Author: Amir Ban
Date: 12:15:29 01/28/00
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On January 28, 2000 at 15:00:11, Ed Schröder wrote: >On January 28, 2000 at 12:27:18, Howard Exner wrote: > >>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. > >Adding new opposite colored bishop knowledge was one of the improvements >in Rebel Century. No easy stuff, many exceptions. > >>How many games will Rebel play in this tournament? > >11 in total I believe. > >Ed There are 11 rounds. His team doesn't have to put it in the line up every round, but I guess with these kind of results, they will. Amir
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