Author: Uri Blass
Date: 20:19:39 12/08/05
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On December 08, 2005 at 19:32:53, Dann Corbit wrote: >On December 08, 2005 at 19:09:42, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On December 08, 2005 at 18:27:01, Claude Le Page wrote: >> >>>Sevral posts have noticed that Rybka is rather weak in endgames ,especially >>>against Junior : this put me on apossible track : when its position is not >>>clearly better , a Juhior engine uses its fastness to complicate , and Rybka >>>must follow at maximum depth ,what is very costly in time : so , in endgame , >>>Rybka is in zeitnot , and analyzes only at depth 13 where thr other is at depth >>>17 >>>The same happens between Junior and Hiarcs : Their Knowledge slowen hem too >>>much in front of engines that use long calculated lines >>>The same seem to happen vs TogaII 1.1a , whose style is similar to Juniors >>>Could this be a possible explanation? >> >>The reason that rybka has problems in endgame is simply lack of knowledge about >>the endgame. >> >>I do not understand why people try to find other excuses. > >Perhaps Rybka is a program that could benefit greatly from EGTB (such that a >clear increase in Elo does occur from their use). I think that it can earn more from endgame knowledge. Uri
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