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Subject: Re: Rybka comes from anothe planet...

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 03:29:50 12/30/05

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On December 30, 2005 at 06:27:02, Uri Blass wrote:

>On December 30, 2005 at 06:21:26, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>
>>On December 30, 2005 at 06:16:46, Ryan B. wrote:
>>
>>>On December 30, 2005 at 06:09:46, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>>>
>>>>Rybka has a mind of its own.  She is way above us mortals.
>>>
>>>Propaganda or hype?  Looks like another good chess program that makes good
>>>computer moves to me.  Not that it is bad for a computer to play like a
>>>computer... they win a lot.
>>
>>
>>If you think that propaganda or hype is giving up two pawns in the final round
>>only to be able to eventually win, then you are right.  I call it evaluation
>>that is A CUT or TWO above other programs.
>>
>>Rybka comes from another planet and I mean it.
>
>Nonsense.
>
>Rybka got a losing position in the last round.
>
>I doubt if she can win but if she can win then it is only thanks for a blunder
>of the opponent.
>
>Fruit does not like Rgxh6
>It is ikarus that may have too much human knowledge(like knowledge that trading
>2 knights for a rook is a bad trade).
>
>Uri

Sometimes your, otherwise almost perfect, logic fails miserably.  How then can
you account for Rybka's good placement in the rating lists.  If it's not due to
evaluation, it must be due to search?




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