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Subject: Re: Rybka - not an endgame expert

Author: Eduard Nemeth

Date: 06:41:19 12/05/05

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On December 05, 2005 at 08:51:29, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 05, 2005 at 08:34:26, Gabor Szots wrote:
>
>>Just two examples. Positions taken from from PET.
>>
>>
>>8/5k2/4p3/4Pp1p/5P1P/3Rn2K/6p1/8 b - - bm g1=B;                id "PET026: rook
>>vs knight";
>>
>>Here Rybka plays g1Q, although it does see it is only draw.
>>
>>
>>8/8/1P1k2p1/8/5P1p/4Qb2/1q4PK/8 w - - bm Qe5+;                 id "PET046: Q+B
>>vs Q";
>>
>>Rybka captures at f3.
>>
>>
>>Both positions are easily solved by most of the engines. Position No26 usually
>>in 0 seconds.
>
>It seems that Rybka does not consider underpromotions
>
>[D]8/3P1k2/2q5/8/8/6Pb/7P/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>New game,
>8/3P1k2/2q5/8/8/6Pb/7P/6K1 w - - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Rybka 1.0 Beta 32-bit:
>
>1.Kf2 Qc2+
>  -+  (-17.90)   Depth: 3   00:00:00
>1.Kf2 Qc2+
>  -+  (-17.95)   Depth: 4   00:00:00
>1.Kf2 Qc2+
>  -+  (-320.00)   Depth: 5   00:00:00
>
>(,  05.12.2005)
>
>In the second position it is really strange that rybka cannot solve it in a
>short time and I guess that there is a bug.
>
>Uri

I seems that is a BUG, rybka sees a Mate and and would like to compute not
further in such a position. I hope that the programmer become a BUG Report about
this.

Best,
Eduard.



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