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Subject: Re: Vasik could have waited...

Author: Aaron Gordon

Date: 03:59:13 12/11/05

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On December 11, 2005 at 04:52:30, Gregory Owett wrote:

>...until another program is better, then it could have marketed its improved
>engine.  People would have bought it more easily.
>
>Currently, one wonders why buy another Rybka, whereas this version is already
>the best engine.

Here is a fairly good reason (underpromotions) :)

[Event "ICS Unrated blitz match"]
[Site "freechess.org"]
[Date "2005.12.11"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Rybka 1.0 beta x64"]
[Black "Crafty 18.12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[TimeControl "120+12"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 Bd6 8.
Bg3 O-O 9. e3 c5 10. Be2 Na6 11. Qb3 Be7 12. O-O Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5
cxd4 15. Bc4 d3 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Rac1 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bd6 Qd7 22. Qe6 Qxe6 23. Bxe6 Bxb2 24. f3 Nc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5
26. Rb1 d2 27. Kf2 exf3 28. gxf3 Ba6 29. Rxb2 d1=N+ 30. Ke1 Nxb2 31. f4 h6
32. Kd2 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5 34. Kc3 Nd1+ 35. Kd2 Nf2 36. e4 Nxe4+ 37. Ke3 Nd6
38. a4 Kg7 39. Bb3 Kf6 40. Bc2 Ke5 41. Bd1 Nf5+ 42. Kd2 Kd4 43. Bh5 Ne3 44.
Kc1 Nf1 45. h3 Bc8 46. Be8 c4 47. a5 Bxh3 48. Bc6 Ne3 49. Ba4 Bf5 50. Kd2
c3+ 51. Kc1 g4 52. Bc6 g3 53. a6 Nd5 54. Bxd5 Kxd5 55. Kd1 Bd3 56. Ke1 Ke5
57. Kd1 g2 58. Kc1 g1=Q# 0-1



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