Author: Mark R. Anderson
Date: 03:53:51 12/15/05
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Andreas, Of course you're right ... I had a senior moment. As Homer Simpson would say ... "D'Oh!" Speaking of Rybka, I am still shaking my head over this monster that came from nowhere. So far, on my machine, Rybka has run roughshod over Fritz 9, Fruit 2.2.1, Shredder 9, Junior 9, and now Hiarcs 9 (38-12 in a 3'+2" Nunn match). This is a real beast. When it gets it's "issues" squared away when 1.2 is released in January, who will beat it? Is there another shark lurking without us knowing? It amazes me that this engine was unknown to everybody and then it jumps in and is clearly ahead of everyone else immediately. Wow. If it's not a clone, then I take my hat off to the programmer and give him a respectful bow. Where did the name Rybka come from? I noticed that "Rybka" is also an engineering/construction company from Canada, that was named after it's founder, Dr. Rybka. Does anyone know where the name Rybka came from? Just curious. I wondered if it meant something like "beast" or "monster" in a Slavic language, but that seems unlikely with the name and company I just mentioned. Mark On December 15, 2005 at 04:09:24, Andreas Guettinger wrote: >On December 14, 2005 at 21:41:19, Mark R. Anderson wrote: > >>Yes, there is a disparity in the speeds of these machines. It't simple, just >>switch so that Rybka next has the PowerPC and Hiarcs has the Athlon64 and repeat >>the match. Then, sum the results and you will have a balanced test. >> >>Mark > >That is of course not possible because there is no Rybka version for the PPC. > >> >>On December 14, 2005 at 20:49:11, Bahram Namjou wrote: >> >>> >>>Rybka: Athlon64 3400, H10 2.5 Ghz! This is more than a little speed overhead >>>especially in short games...Doesn't seem to be fair...In these conditions (two >>>different pc) longer games are more reliable i guess...bn >>> >>> > >The speed factor of the 2.5 Ghz PPC is roughly 0.75 to the 2.4 Ghz Athlon64 >3400. >Don't forget that Rybka is translated through wine. >But I agree longer time controls would be more reliable. > >- Andy
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