Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 22:30:47 12/08/05
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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? CONSPIRACY THEORY SAYS: The author knows Rybka's weaknesses very well. The author has released his beta with a deliberately weak endgame. He knows the reputation of this group. He knows that Rybka will be received with glowing reviews, that releasing it only for a day would lead to a massive email effort to get Rybka, thus spreading the word about the engine. He knows that posts about the deficiency of the endgame are inevitable. In fact, they're desirable, because it means that the 1.0 Release really will be better...not just in scoring, but in analysis. It's all a plan, and a very good one at that. ;)
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