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Subject: Re: Rybka - not an endgame expert

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 08:34:35 12/05/05

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On December 05, 2005 at 10:33:19, Vasik Rajlich 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.
>
>Thanks for the positions, however my even worse answer is that I am aware of
>this :( You will probably have to wait for Rybka 2.0 sometime next year.
>
>The only bug in this thread that will definitely be fixed for Rybka 1.0 is the
>one given by GCP - a chess engine should be able to mate with KQQ v K :)
>
>Vas

That was 'mine' :) Thanks for fixing it.

Guenther



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