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Subject: Re: Blitz Rybka v1.0 beta (Athlon64) - Hiarcs 10 (G5) (5'+3)

Author: Ed Murak

Date: 04:29:58 12/15/05

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On December 15, 2005 at 06:53:51, Mark R. Anderson wrote:

>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

If unknown to everybody, could it now exist ?

>and then it
>jumps in and is clearly ahead of everyone else immediately.  Wow.  If it's not
>a clone,

Right it isn't.

>then I take my hat off to the programmer and give him a respectful bow.

As I do.

>Where did the name Rybka come from?

It swum innocently as a "little fish", click here for more insight-
http://images.google.com/images?q=Carcharodon+carcharias




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