Rebel 10 Manual

Version 1
04-JAN-1999

by
Schröder BV
info@rebel.nl
http://www.rebel.nl/

Contents

• 1 PREFACE AND USER DEFINITIONS.
• 1.1 USER DEFINITIONS

• 2 Installation
• 2.1 System requirements
• 2.2 The installation
• 2.2.1 Starting the installation
• 2.2.2 Copy protection
• 2.3 Files and directories
• 2.4 The various configuration files.

• 3 The First Game
• 3.1 Move input
• 3.2 Manipulating moves
• 3.3 Changing the chess program (briefly)
• 3.4 Exit program (menu Start )

• 4 General Rules Concerning Operating
• 4.1 Moving pieces for keyboard users
• 4.2 Using the pull-down menus
• 4.3 Using the buttons
• 4.4 The hot buttons
• 4.5 Using shortcuts
• 4.6 Loading and saving files
• 4.6.1 Loading files
• 4.6.2 Saving files

• 5 INFLUENCING THE CHESS ENGINE
• 5.1 Changing the chess engine of REBEL
• 5.2 The different time levels under menu Levels
• 5.3 The other options under menu Option
• 5.3.1 Anti-GM (menu Option )
• 5.3.2 Engine (menu Option )
• 5.3.3 Permanent brain (menu Option )
• 5.3.4 Brute force (menu Option )
• 5.3.5 Combination (menu Option )
• 5.3.6 Selection (menu Option )
• 5.3.7 Playing style (menu Option )
• 5.3.8 Playing strength (menu Option )
• 5.3.9 Hashtables (menu Option )
• 5.3.10 Use EOC knowledge (menu Option )
• 5.3.11 Strongest settings (menu Option )
• 5.3.12 The ELO rating level (menu Option )

• 6 PROGRAM OPTIONS (menu Option )
• 6.1 Player <> Player mode (menu Option )
• 6.2 Automatic play (menu Option )
• 6.3 Go to Move number (menu Option )
• 6.4 Replay game (menu Option )
• 6.5 Clear move comments (menu Option )
• 6.6 Make move note (menu Option )
• 6.7 Game to text file (menu Option )

• 7 ANALYZE OPTIONS
• 7.1 Analysis level (menu Levels )
• 7.2 Power analysis in general
• 7.2.1 Analysis include (menu Levels )
• 7.2.2 Analysis exclude (menu Levels )
• 7.3 Analyze game (menu Option )
• 7.4 Analyze database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 7.5 Analyze selection (DB-menu UTILITIES )

• 8 DATABASE PART I
• 8.1 Enter database (menu Data )
• 8.2 Enter PGN-database (menu Data )
• 8.3 Next game (menu Data )
• 8.4 Previous game (menu Data )
• 8.5 Save game (menu Data )
• 8.6 Rewrite game (menu Data )
• 8.7 Delete game (menu Data )
• 8.8 Game info (menu Data )
• 8.9 Search on position (menu Data )
• 8.10 Load Encyclopedia (menu Data )
• 8.11 Load clipboard (menu Data )
• 8.12 Save game to clipboard (menu Data )
• 8.13 Game to PGN (menu Data )
• 8.14 «« Position to EPD (menu Data )
• 8.15 Position -> (menu Data )
• 8.16 Write game to email-file (menu Data )
• 8.17 Load email-file (menu Data )

• 9 DATABASE PART II (Database menu)
• 9.1 Database in general
• 9.2 DB-FILES
• 9.2.1 Load database (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.2 New database (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.3 Remove double games (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.4 Reorganize db (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.5 Reorganize IX4 (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.6 TRASH.DAT active (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.7 Remove TRASH.DAT (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.8 Total games: count (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.2.9 Leave database ESC (DB-menu DB-FILES )
• 9.3 SEARCHING
• 9.3.1 Searchmask (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.2 Search names (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.3 Search ECO (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.4 Search IX4 (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.5 Won by white (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.6 Draw (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.7 Won by black (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.8 No score (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.9 List by white name (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.10 List by black name (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.11 List by eco (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.3.12 List by free index (DB-menu SEARCHING )
• 9.4 DISPLAY database screen
• 9.4.1 Length name white (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.2 Length name black (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.3 Game number (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.4 Score (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.5 Date (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.6 Length name place (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.7 Length name tournament (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.8 ECO-code (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.9 Length free index (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.10 Total number moves (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.11 First moves (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.12 Small boards (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.13 Time (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.14 Small font overview (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.15 Keep selection (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.16 Save configuration (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.17 Load configuration (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.4.18 Standard configuration (DB-menu DISPLAY )
• 9.5 OVERVIEWS
• 9.5.1 Complete overview (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.2 Complete overview ECO (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.3 Complete overview IX4 (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.4 Overview top 40 perc. (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.5 Overview top 40 ELO (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.6 Top 40 ECO (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.7 Top 40 IX4 (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.8 Overview of tournaments (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.9 Overview of matches (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.5.10 Overview of book openings (DB-menu OVERVIEWS )
• 9.6 UTILITIES
• 9.6.1 Export selection (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.2 Add selection to (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.3 Analyze selection (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.4 Selection to PGN (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.5 Add selection to PGN (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.6 Export database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.7 Import database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.8 Analyze database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.9 Database to PGN (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.10 PGN to database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.11 «« Database to EPD (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.12 EPD into database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.13 Load PGN-database (DB-menu UTILITIES )
• 9.6.14 Enter PGN-database (DB-menu UTILITIES )

• 10 BOOK OPENINGS (menu Books)
• 10.1 In general
• 10.2 Book opening on/off (menu Books )
• 10.3 Load opening book (menu Books )
• 10.4 Import book from (menu Books )
• 10.5 Join opening books (menu Books )
• 10.6 Overview MVS-book (menu Books )
• 10.7 Analyze MVS-book (menu Books )
• 10.8 Show book scores (menu Books )
• 10.9 Tournament book on/off (menu Books )
• 10.10 Book learning (menu Books )
• 10.11 Clear book learning scores (menu Books )
• 10.12 User books
• 10.13 User book on/off (menu Books )
• 10.14 Load user book (menu Books )
• 10.15 Edit User book (menu Books )
• 10.15.1 The REBEL opening book editor
• 10.15.2 Remove a variation
• 10.15.3 Change priority
• 10.15.4 Add variation
• 10.15.5 Hints
• 10.16 Save user book (menu Books )
• 10.17 New User book (menu Books )
• 10.18 Make user book from db (menu Books )
• 10.19 Selected RBM from DB (menu Books )

• 11 SCREEN SETTINGS
• 11.1 Info (menu Config )
• 11.2 Show hint (menu Config )
• 11.3 Piece-icons or Characters (menu Config )
• 11.4 Flexible Resign option (menu Config )
• 11.5 Turn board (menu Config )
• 11.6 Move input: Drag pieces or Click on squares (menu Config )
• 11.7 Load piece sets (menu Config )
• 11.8 Animation (menu Config )
• 11.9 Language (menu Config )
• 11.10 Mouse (menu Config )
• 11.11 Sound on/off (menu Config )
• 11.12 User interface (menu Config )
• 11.13 Define buttons (menu Config )
• 11.14 Button description (menu Config )
• 11.15 Small pull-down (menu Config )
• 11.16 Date (menu Config )
• 11.17 Save cfg on exit (menu Config )
• 11.18 Save configuration (menu Config )
• 11.19 Standard configuration (menu Config )

• 12 SET UP POSITIONS (menu Start)
• 12.1 New game (menu Start )
• 12.2 Set up position (menu Start )
• 12.3 Remove all (menu Start )
• 12.4 White to move/Black to move (menu Start )
• 12.5 Set up position for (menu Start )
• 12.6 Current game to (menu Start )
• 12.7 Bench test (menu Start )
• 12.8 Data info (menu Start )
• 12.9 View text file (menu Start )
• 12.10 View manual (menu Start )
• 12.11 View example file (menu Start )

• 13 The Layout pull-down menu
• 13.1 Layout menu in general
• 13.2 Move window (menu Layout )
• 13.3 Comment window (menu Layout )
• 13.4 Info window (menu Layout )
• 13.5 Teacher window (menu Layout )
• 13.6 Four boards (menu Layout )
• 13.7 Consult window (menu Layout )
• 13.8 Buttons (menu Layout )
• 13.9 White name + time (menu Layout )
• 13.10 Black name + time (menu Layout )
• 13.11 Extra buttons (menu Layout )
• 13.11.1 Row 1, 2, 3 and 4 buttons
• 13.11.2 Note buttons
• 13.11.3 Evaluation buttons
• 13.12 Board coordinates (menu Layout )
• 13.13 Board size (menu Layout )
• 13.14 Number Moves (menu Layout )
• 13.15 Number info lines (menu Layout )
• 13.16 Number teacher lines (menu Layout )
• 13.17 Number variation lines (menu Layout )
• 13.18 Width comment lines (menu Layout )
• 13.19 Number consult lines (menu Layout )
• 13.20 Width consult lines (menu Layout )
• 13.21 Save layout (menu Layout )
• 13.22 Load layout (menu Layout )
• 13.23 Standard layout (menu Layout )

• 14 COLORS (menu Colors )
• 14.1 Set colors (menu Colors )
• 14.2 Reset colors (menu Colors )
• 14.3 Load colors / Save colors (menu Colors )
• 14.4 Standard colors (menu Colors )

• 15 EXTRA OPTIONS
• 15.1 Changing names (menu Extra )
• 15.2 The simultaneous mode (menu Extra )
• 15.3 The Game Overview (menu Extra )
• 15.4 The energy levels (menu Extra )
• 15.5 Fun time level (menu Extra )
• 15.6 Blindfold Chess (menu Extra )
• 15.7 Analyze EPD-file (menu Extra )
• 15.8 Shuffle book (menu Extra )
• 15.9 PC-Auto-board (menu Extra )
• 15.10 Swapping clocks
• 15.11 Swapping names

• 16 NAME MENUS
• 16.1 In general
• 16.2 Autoplay series
• 16.3 Allow double games
• 16.4 Maximum moves:
• 16.5 Maximum games:
• 16.6 Other setting possibilities

• 17 Trouble-shooting
• 17.1 The REBEL FAQ (frequently asked questions)
• 17.2 Hints and solutions
• 17.2.1 MS-DOS Graphical problems (VESA)
• 17.2.2 MS-DOS Graphical problems (MODE)
• 17.2.3 Graphical problems (Matrox and Cirrus)
• 17.2.4 WINDOWS 95/98 Memory problems (64 MB)
• 17.2.5 MS-DOS Memory problems (64 MB)
• 17.2.6 Mouse not working
• 17.2.7 Windows 95/98 (F8 trick)
• 17.2.8 Other platforms