Author: Uri Blass
Date: 13:55:52 12/10/05
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On December 10, 2005 at 16:19:19, Sune Larsson wrote: >Hi Gordon, > >I just had a look at game 4 in your match Rybka-Shredder. Rybka was white here >but found itself very uncomfortable after the opening. For white, this is a very >passive variation - early giving up lots of space to black - leading to a >cramped position for white. Obviously that didn't suit Rybka at all. It couldn't >find a plan but instead tried to shuffle pieces for a standstill. >16.Nf3-h4, 17.Nh4-f3, 18.Nf1-d2, 19.Nd2-f1, 20.Nf1-d2 etc... I think that the problem is that the variation is simply not good for white > >1) You clearly see the value of a book suited to the engine. No The problem is not book that is not suited to the engine. This line is simply not good for white and I suspect that even best moves are not going to give Rybka more than a draw against shredder. I think that black is slightly better after the opening book moves and it is not acceptable to have a book that lead to inferior position with white. Uri
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