REBEL 9.0 in brief

Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0

=*= GENERAL =*=

* Improved playing strength *
Rebel 9.0 is about 200 ELO points stronger than Rebel Decade 2.0 
on a Pentium 166 Mhz.
(Rebel 9.0 estimated ELO-rating on Pentium 166: 2520 or 2640 USCF)

* Opening book of more than 1,150,000 moves * 
(Rebel Decade 2.0 has about 400,000 moves)

* Database of 62,000 games included *

* Support for hashtables up to 64 MB *
(Rebel Decade 2.0 supports only 512 KB)

* 40 extra available features *
(definable ELO-rating)
(editable opening book)
(games exchange within the program to PGN-files)
(joining opening books) 
(loading different engines)
(remove double games)
(et cetera.....)
REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0

=*= EXTRA AVAILABLE BOOK FUNCTIONS =*=

* OVERVIEWS of REBEL BOOKS *

* ANALYZE REBEL BOOKS *

* Special TOURNAMENT BOOK with only good variations for REBEL *

* Very easy to edit and make a USER BOOK: now make your own books. *
(load/save user book; add, remove or mark book moves)

* Make USER BOOK FROM A DATABASE *
(add complete games to a user book or parts of it)

* SHUFFLE BOOKS, for training on opening *
(A randomly chosen position from the book is taken as sparring partner)

* IMPORT EXTERNAL BOOKS *
(Import Chessmaster 4000/5000, Genius or Fritz4 books to the REBEL format)

* JOINING REBEL BOOKS *
(Join books together. Make books as big as your computer's memory)


REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0 

=*= ANALYSIS FUNCTIONS =*=

* Analyze complete database *

* Analyze selection of games (analyze multiple games) *

* POWER ANALYSIS * 
(Speeds up your analysis by 200-500%)
(Include or exclude moves to be analyzed or not by a few mouse clicks)

* GAME OVERVIEW in 15 small graphical boards *
(15 small boards including move number, move and (computer) score)
(You can easily see which part of the game was crucial)
(Just click on one of the 15 boards, and Rebel will automatically
move to this point of the game or analyze the position)









REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0 

=*= EXTRA DATABASE POSSIBILITIES =*=

* Search on PATTERNS *

* Search on MATERIAL *

* Search on SCORES (won, lost, draw, undecided) *

* Load and save your own designed DATABASE SCREEN *
(Make your own favorite screen settings, save and load them)

* Remove DOUBLE GAMES *

* Deleted games are stored in safety-file TRASH.DAT *

* EXPORT selections, add databases, IMPORT databases *

* EXCHANGE PGN DATA *
(Selection or database to PGN, PGN to database)

* Adjust favorable time for analyzing in game overview and evaluation *
(Click on EVALUATE button and end position of game will be evaluated)


REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0

=*= EXTRA PLAYING LEVELS =*=

* 4 DIFFERENT ENGINES AVAILABLE *
(Rebel 9.0, Rebel 8.0, Rebel 7.0, Decade 1.2: choose the desired adversary)

* ENERGY FUN levels *
- Energy Increasing -
(REBEL refuels energy every move, defeat Rebel as soon as possible!)
- Energy Decreasing -
(REBEL is losing energy every move, just hold on and you will win!)
- Energy Random -
(REBEL takes random energy, only for people with strong nerves!)

* The ELO Level *
(Always losing to your program?)
(Rebel 9.0 is the solution, simply type your ELO rating into the
program and Rebel 9.0 will play at your strength!)

* AUTOPLAY WHITE-BLACK *
#1. Play hundreds of games between Rebel9, Rebel8, Rebel7 and 
    Rebel Decade automatically with the built-in Autoplayer.
#2. All listed parameters are changeable, so test your own book 
    for instance.

REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0


=*= EXTRA EPD and PGN OPTIONS =*=

* EXPORT DATABASE *
(writes ALL positions from the database to an EPD file)

* ANALYZE EPD *
(the selected EPD file is analyzed, BOOKUP compatible)

* GAME TO EPD *
(writes current game to an EPD file)

* AUTOMATIC EPD *
(Upon leaving the program an EPD-file is created out of the last position)
  
* INTERNET SUPPORT *
(Rebel makes email life easy and comfortable)

* ANALYZING EPD or PGN FILE *
(starting REBEL with EPD/PGN file as parameter causes REBEL to
immediately evaluate the position of that file) 



REBEL 9.0 in brief
Additional features not in Rebel Decade 2.0

=*= REMAINING EXTRA OPTIONS  =*=

* The SIMULTANEOUS mode *
(Play simultaneous chess against 4 opponents!)
(The 4 games are visible via the new 4 graphical boards)
(Scores of the mini match are visible)

* BLINDFOLD CHESS *
(Practice and learn blindfold chess!)
(Varying in difficulty from beginner to grandmaster)



FINAL REMARK
                        

* Rebel 9.0 Now Has 40 New Features Above Rebel Decade 2.0! *

* Rebel 9.0 Is About 200 ELO Points Stronger Than Rebel Decade! *
